Media Vehicles And Astv Office Shot Up

[Lite Beer]

Media vehicles and ASTV office shot up

Monthien Inthaket

The Nation on Sunday

A senior policeman looks into a hole on a car window caused by a bullet. The car is one of four belonging to the ASTV-Manager media group that were shot by a man in early hours yesterday while it was parked outside its head office in Phra Nakhon district.

BANGKOK: -- An unknown man opened fire at four news cars yesterday parked outside ASTV media group's headquarters in Bangkok, police said.

ASTV, which is supported by the People's Alliance for Democracy, recently saw two rallies by soldiers, angered by its criticism of Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha. Gen Prayuth later ordered his men to stop protesting.

Chana Songkram investigator Pol Lt Noppasit Piyarath said the shooting occurred around 3.25am, damaging the cars but no one was injured.

Police found two cars parked in front of Baan Chao Phraya to each contain a bullet hole in their windscreen. Other two cars parked in front of Santi Chaiprakan Park were also damaged; one had a bullet hole on the driver's side window that went through the front passenger's window and the other had a bullet hole on the driver's side window with the bullet inside. Police suspect the shooter used a .22-calibre handgun.

ASTV security guard Rungroj Khaoprasert, 34, told police he had to arrange for the four cars to park on the footpath because the ASTV parking lot was full. He said he heard four shots while going to a rest room at 3.25am but did not think anything was wrong as he assumed state officials were still working to install traffic signs nearby. In the morning, however, reporters found bullet holes in the four cars, Rungroj said.

Police found CCTV security footage capturing a male suspect in a black shirt and white pants walking opposite Baan Chao Phraya at 3.25am. Another CCTV camera captured the first car's windshield being shot at 3.26am, then the camera found the same man walking back towards the Kai Jae Alley at 3.28am.

Police also found windows on the second floor of ASTV's administrative building were shattered by two bullets.

City Police chief Pol Lt Gen Kamronwit Thoopkrachang said police didn't know the motives for the shooting but would discuss the incident with ASTV management. Affirming police would do their best to hunt down the attacker, he said he had already instructed police to investigate the scene and monitor more CCTV footage in the area to try to identify the suspect.

A source from the national security agency, who did not want to be named, said the agency was still looking at different motivations for the incident, including revenge against ASTV chief Sondhi Limthongkul and the yellow-shirt People's Alliance for Democracy, political instigation in the run up to the Bangkok governor election and attack on Sondhi due to personal conflicts.

Opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva urged police to speedily probe the shooting, which seemed to be a threat against the media. He said the press had to present facts to the public and that might upset many people, therefore society had to protect the media so they could perform their duty with confidence.

The Thai Journalists Association and the Thai Broadcast Journalists Association yesterday issued a joint statement against media intimidation. People can scrutinise the media's exercise of freedom via agencies and channels including the Nation Press Council according to the law. The agencies also called on the Royal Thai Police to expedite investigation into the case.

-- The Nation 2013-01-27

[chainarong]

Then again coming from another direction, same will happen to Thaskin, if he returns, all shot up.

[Skywalker69]

Will they blame Abhisit for this?

[Locationthailand]

Cowboy territory. Better go buy a gun and write up a new amendment to the constitution!!! You gotta laugh at Thai politics. Some pissed off moron shooting up cars and property.

[chooka]

Will they blame Abhisit for this?

no most will blame the redshirts

[Thai at Heart]

What does anyone really achieve by doing this?

[EyesWideOpen]

Check to see if the bullets were military cartridges......

[chooka]

What does anyone really achieve by doing this?

Not much. It was probably just another accidental discharge whilst Somchai was cleaning his gun at the bus stop.

[Ricardo]

Policeman : "Yes, I confirm that it's a bullet-hole, can I have my 'consultancy-fee' now ? Smaller-denomination used notes ... that will do nicely !"

[whybother]

Will they blame Abhisit for this?

no most will blame the redshirts

Check to see if the bullets were military cartridges......

The other paper has a report that the army denied that they were involved.

[chooka]

Policeman : "Yes, I confirm that it's a bullet-hole, can I have my 'consultancy-fee' now ? Smaller-denomination used notes ... that will do nicely !"

Yes and by the pattern of the shattered glass I will concure it was definately an accidental discharge.

[hellodolly]

quote

"Opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva urged police to speedily probe the shooting, which seemed to be a threat against the media. He said the press had to present facts to the public and that might upset many people, therefore society had to protect the media so they could perform their duty with confidence."

Does the nation know they are supposed to present facts?

Edited January 27, 2013 by hellodolly

[Payboy]

A senior policeman looks into a hole on a car window caused by a bullet.

Yep, definitely need to trim that nose hair.

[siampolee]

Looks like his old Farmer Giles are giving him a bit of stick.

'Pon me soul what a good shot (?) can do.

Edited January 27, 2013 by siampolee

[Kooweerup]

What does anyone really achieve by doing this?

Not much. It was probably just another accidental discharge whilst Somchai was cleaning his gun at the bus stop.

A lot of accidental shootings in Thailand

Police Officer accidently shoots (twice) Canadian man and his girlfriend;

Politician accidently shoots ex wife at dinner party;

Politicians son accidently shoots friend in nightclub; (promoted to firearms instructor)

Actor accidently shoots friend in carpark;

Thai accidently shoots british tourist dancing on beach;

Aussie accidently shoots 2 german tourists (charged with attempted murder)

Thais must be very accident prone or just clumsy.

[Kooweerup]

Looks like his old Farmer Giles are giving him a bit of stick.

'Pon me soul what a good shot (?) can do.

un proffesional strutting gangnam style whilst investigating such a serious incident

[catmac]

Had to laugh at the so-called "security guard's" comments ".......but did not think anything was wrong as he assumed state officials were still working to install traffic signs nearby". TIT indeed!

[tragickingdom]

Everybody is pointing to the army but Thai journalists are so lazy and could not even imagine that Sondhi and his friends are spit out all over Thailand, Asia and Europe. Sondhi owes people hundreds of millions of dollars. Maybe he should return to his native China, in Thailand he has obviously overstayed his welcome and the Thai passport he has is undoubtedly given to his parents in error after a good bribe.

[whybother]

Everybody is pointing to the army but Thai journalists are so lazy and could not even imagine that Sondhi and his friends are spit out all over Thailand, Asia and Europe. Sondhi owes people hundreds of millions of dollars. Maybe he should return to his native China, in Thailand he has obviously overstayed his welcome and the Thai passport he has is undoubtedly given to his parents in error after a good bribe.

Sondhi is a native of Bangkok, with Chinese parents.

[MILT]

Peekaboo I see you. I'm looking pretty pretty pretty good.

[OzMick]

Everybody is pointing to the army but Thai journalists are so lazy and could not even imagine that Sondhi and his friends are spit out all over Thailand, Asia and Europe. Sondhi owes people hundreds of millions of dollars. Maybe he should return to his native China, in Thailand he has obviously overstayed his welcome and the Thai passport he has is undoubtedly given to his parents in error after a good bribe.

Would he be more palatable to you if he were rich on stolen money?

[MEL1]

"ASTV security guard Rungroj Khaoprasert, 34, told police he had to arrange for the four cars to park on the footpath because the ASTV parking lot was full. He said he heard four shots while going to a rest room at 3.25am but did not think anything was wrong as he assumed state officials were still working to install traffic signs nearby."

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I assume the security guard didn't think anything was wrong, because he thought state officials were shooting at workers installing traffic signs, as usual?

-mel.

[rixalex]

ASTV security guard Rungroj Khaoprasert, 34, told police he had to arrange for the four cars to park on the footpath because the ASTV parking lot was full.

Not enough to have broken paving slabs, vendors taking up all the space, and motorcycles speeding along, footpaths also need to double up as car parks for people who can't be arsed to park a bit further away.

[khunken]

The police are checking to see if they've got the 'hole' story.

[Buchholz]

Everybody is pointing to the army but Thai journalists are so lazy and could not even imagine that Sondhi and his friends are spit out all over Thailand, Asia and Europe. Sondhi owes people hundreds of millions of dollars. Maybe he should return to his native China, in Thailand he has obviously overstayed his welcome and the Thai passport he has is undoubtedly given to his parents in error after a good bribe.

Sondhi was born in Thailand, but perhaps he could return to China with Thaksin, where both of their families emigrated from and who both have undoubtedly overstayed their welcome in Thailand and who both undoubtedly bribed their way in here.

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[fasteddie]

Cowboy territory. Better go buy a gun and write up a new amendment to the constitution!!! You gotta laugh at Thai politics. Some pissed off moron shooting up cars and property.

Now now, that's no way to talk about the army.

[metisdead]

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[whybother]

Cowboy territory. Better go buy a gun and write up a new amendment to the constitution!!! You gotta laugh at Thai politics. Some pissed off moron shooting up cars and property.

Now now, that's no way to talk about the army.

I can't have been them. They denied it.

[Buchholz]

Metropolitan police chief says motive behind shooting of ASTV news cars still unclear, orders thorough investigation

MCOT

http://www.mcot.net/site/content?id=5104e531150ba081250001a6#.UQT8MZhsiSo

[Buchholz]

The reliable police are on this.... so an expedient, yet thorough and impartial, investigation will occur and the rightful arrest of the responsible party will soon occur.

OR

not.