webfact Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Govt pays out more than Bt641m to Tak Bai victimsTHE NATIONBANGKOK: -- The government has paid more than Bt641 million to victims wounded in the Tak Bai incident, and to the families of those killed during the violent crackdown by the Thai Army on protesters nine years ago this day.The amount is in addition to Bt42 million paid in compensation by the Army in 2007 to the injured and to families of the deceased.A total of Bt641.4 million has been paid - Bt561.1 million to families of 85 people killed, Bt60.4 million to 49 of those injured, and Bt6.3 million to a person disabled in the incident, according to the Isra News Agency.Another Bt11.4 million was also paid to 766 people, who were detained as a result of the crackdown and later released, while an additional Bt2 million has been paid to 58 people who were sued by the government, but from which prosecutors later withdrew the cases against them.A number of those affected still have not claimed their compensation.Compensation by the government was pushed for by the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre, according to the news agency, which specialises in issues involving the Muslim-majority southern border region.On October 25, 2004, several hundred people protested outside the Tak Bai district police station in Narathiwat against the arrest of six village defence volunteers accused of filing false reports about the theft of their government-issued guns.Seven protesters were killed in a clash with police, while many others were arrested and transported in military trucks to a Thai Army camp in the neighbouring province of Pattani, about 150 kilometres away. The protesters, who spent more than five hours in the trucks, were piled face-down on top of each other, with their hands tied behind their backs.The long journey and the fact that most of them were forced to lie on top of each other, was blamed for the deaths of another 78 people. Many of those who survived the ordeal became paralysed. Thaksin Shinawatra, who was serving as prime minister at the time of the incident, claimed that fatigue due to fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, was the main cause behind the many deaths.-- The Nation 2013-10-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Local Drunk Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 And you know "who", is you know "where". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LuckyLew Posted October 25, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 25, 2013 and the leader of this tragedy is the same person many Thais want to be back in power as PM add the 2500 or so deaths during the war on drugs and it all adds up to crimes against humanity Ladies and gentlemen ... your next PM .... what a great person indeed 555 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Did anyone get arrested or any court find the government guilty of wrong doing? How can they just give money away? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Local Drunk Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 It just happens to be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLew Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Did anyone get arrested or any court find the government guilty of wrong doing? How can they just give money away? Do you feel the same way but the compensation being given to red shirts for the events during the protests of 2010? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Did anyone get arrested or any court find the government guilty of wrong doing? How can they just give money away? Did they actually give out this amount.....?? I doubt there has ever been any kind of audit....and if there has, I am surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Like an episode of All in the family... the brother ordered the killings and his sister pays... lovely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtongteesood Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 So Thaksin's misdeeds have cost the Thai people another 641m baht ! He has cost the country billions upon billions that he has stolen through manipulation and outright sleazy corruption. This country can never be great whilst the Shin clan have their grubby claws in its back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Did anyone get arrested or any court find the government guilty of wrong doing? How can they just give money away? Your question is one of the issues that are constantly raised. The Thai government never held trails to establish guilt or innocence of security forces members in OP deaths and injuries. Nor for those within the Thai security forces for torture of detainees and extrajudicial killings of those released after questioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Better late than never. The thorny of issue of responsibility doesn't go away though. The PM at the time was just as culpable for the army's actions as the PM was in 2010. The question is to what extent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Did anyone get arrested or any court find the government guilty of wrong doing? How can they just give money away? .....that is how they stay in power.... ...they are experts at 'redirecting funds'...and.....'creative accounting'......as we have seen numerous times already ....furthermore....."A number of those affected still have not claimed their compensation.".... .how many...how much.....where is the money.where will it end up..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Did anyone get arrested or any court find the government guilty of wrong doing? How can they just give money away? Do you feel the same way but the compensation being given to red shirts for the events during the protests of 2010? Um. Yes. I don't mind if there is a court decision and someone is found guilty. But if, it's just politicking by government to toss some cash away, no I don't like that at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 The court decision was that the army was not responsible for the deaths. The case was heard in Songkhla, I think. The Appeals Court refused to accept the appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centrala Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Unsurprising that Yingluck's government paid less compensation to the killed Southerners than to red shirts. Another double standard her government pledged to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 An apology and trials/court marshals for the civilian and military leaders responsible for the massacre would have been cheaper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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