Dead Protestor

[waza]

Suspected protester's body found at Bangkok airport

Posted Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:45pm AEDT

Thai police say they have found a man's body wrapped in plastic at Bangkok's domestic airport, a week after anti-Government demonstrators lifted a blockade of the facility.

The man, aged about 30, was dressed in the uniform worn by volunteer guards of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), which occupied Don Muang airport between November 26 and December 3, they said.

The corpse was wrapped in plastic bags and dumped on the second floor of an abandoned cargo building on Tuesday (local time) evening, police Lieutenant Colonel Boonchot Lengbamrung said.

"The body is decayed, but from a primary investigation he was attacked and died around five or six days ago," he said, without elaborating on the nature of the attack.

Police were working to identify the body, he said.

The man carried a piece of cloth that the guards - known as the "Srivijaya Warriors" - often used as a good luck charm to ward off danger, Colonel Boonchot said.

The area where he was found was occupied by PAD guards during the seizure of the airport, he added.

At least one PAD supporter was previously reported killed and 22 wounded in a grenade attack at Don Muang on Tuesday last week, hours before a court ruling ousted the prime minister and led to the movement lifting the siege.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/10/2443109.htm

[dumball]

This is an amazing piece of news , i thought i had read somewhere that the airport had been checked for security problems before it was allowed to re-open .What other items could be secured in various parts of the aiport awaiting future usage ?

[phaethon]

The man carried a piece of cloth that the guards - known as the "Srivijaya Warriors" - often used as a good luck charm to ward off danger...

That worked a treat then...

Edited December 13, 2008 by phaethon

[yabaaaa]

The man carried a piece of cloth that the guards - known as the "Srivijaya Warriors" - often used as a good luck charm to ward off danger...

That worked a treat then...

Yep same as God ,Allah ,Jehovah , Fairies, Lepricorns etc or whatever but they'll never believe you You wear your "magic cloth" Ill have the gun thanks!!

[Dakhar]

The man carried a piece of cloth that the guards - known as the "Srivijaya Warriors" - often used as a good luck charm to ward off danger...

That worked a treat then...

Yep same as God ,Allah ,Jehovah , Fairies, Lepricorns etc or whatever but they'll never believe you You wear your "magic cloth" Ill have the gun thanks!!

Oh Yea.... I'll match my lucky charm against yours any day! Reminds me of kids playing with GI action figures.

[Monroe]

As the clock passes, time and truth twist to barely-decipherable shapes-slowly unraveling until there is one, simple truth. A protest would seem a perfect stage for political activism, or murder. But was it a crime of passion, revenge, or something far more sinister?

Excuse the poor writing skills, but they should turn this into a movie.

Edited December 14, 2008 by Monroe

[dumball]

The police , for no discernable reason , were searching an abandoned cargo building "What's that terrible stench " cried one , quickly covering his nose with his hand ,'" Oh my Buddha " responded his fellow policeman , "I think it is a body" . They remove the stinking carcass wrapped in a multitude of black garbage bags , deliver it to the morgue and place it in the custody of a semi-derainged mortician somewhat in the likeness of the notorious Frankenstine .

So what is the real story on this discovery ?

Condolences to the family and relatives of this unfortunate victim .R.I.P.

[Xangsamhua]

"Word on the street" (i.e. ASTV) is that the victim was a policeman and that the murder was unconnected with the occupation of Don Mueang, guards vs reds, guards vs guards, or anything to do with PAD. No one seems to be claiming the body. He was identified as a policeman from a ring he was wearing. Don't ask me; I'm just passing it on.