Residence of protest leader Satit sprayed with bullets

[webfact]

Gunfire Attack On Residence Of PCAD Leader
By Khaosod Online



BANGKOK: -- Unidentified assailants have sprayed rounds of M16 rifle on the residence of a prominent anti-government activist.

The incident reportedly took place at approximately 01.00 this morning at the house of Mr. Satit Wongnongtoey, a co-leader of People′s Committee for Absolute Democracy With the King As Head of State (PCAD), in Trang province.

Police found "numerous" bullet cases of M16 rifle and 11mm. handgun in front of Mr. Satit′s residence; Mr. Satit claimed over 20 rounds have been fired. The house and the nearby local office of Democrat Party were damaged by the gunfire, but no injury has been reported.

Mr. Satit, who recently resigned from his post as Democrat MP, said he believed the attack was politically motivated, as he has no business conflict with anyone. "I only have a kindergarten business," Mr. Satit said.

He added that he has been an MP for many terms but such blatant attack has never been against him.

"It′s only after I campaign against the government this incident happened," said the PCAD leader.

Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNNE9EQXpNakV4T1E9PQ==


-- Khaosod English 2013-12-26

[BeforeTigers]

Did that guy just say he hopes Suthep is fired at with a military rifle inside his home? ^

[PeterSmiles]

The red thugs pro government supporters resort to armed violence once again .

Edited December 26, 2013 by PeterSmiles

[bigbamboo]

I'm waiting for Chalerm to tell the world the Army did it and he knows who the culprits are.

[JRSoul]

It seems that anybody who expresses anti-Thaksin sentiment will be subject to intimidation and/or violence. In the name of democracy of course.

[soi41]

So now they have started to shoot at their own homes, so they can blame the reds??

[hcvc]

This happened in Trang. The deep South of Thailand. Not Redshirt territory.

[NongKhaiKid]

I'm waiting for Chalerm to tell the world the Army did it and he knows who the culprits are.

He better get a move on though, isn't he due to be beheaded ?

[webfact]

Protest leader’s house in Trang attacked by gunfire



BANGKOK: -- The house of former Democrat MP Sathit Wongnongtoey in Trang province came under gun attack early Thursday morning but there were no injuries.

Police said that the concrete wall and the house on Tesabaan 5 Road in Huey Yod district were punctured with bullet holes. 22 M16 spent shells and four 11mm spent shells were found a short distance from the house which also serves as a branch office of the Democrat party.

Sathit’s mother, 77-year old Mrs Sompong, his wife, Mrs Suporn, and a son were in the house sleeping at the time of the gun attack.

Mrs Sompong reportedly told police that they were sleeping in the house and were given a rough wakeup call by bursts of gunshots. It was lucky that no one was hurt, she added.

Savuth, Sathit’s brother, said he had reviewed video footage from surveillance cameras and found that the perpetrators came in a pick-up truck. The VDO clip was later handed over to the police, he said, adding that he suspected the attack was motivated by Sathit’s active involvement in the People’s Democratic Reform Committee’s protests against the government.

Pol Maj-Gen Jirawat Charoensud, chief of Trang provincial police, said he believed at least four men were involved in the gun attack and they were professionals. He suspected political motive as the main cause of the attack but did not rule out other motives.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/protest-leaders-house-trang-attacked-gunfire/


-- Thai PBS 2013-12-26

[Gsxrnz]

I wonder why we don't see a picture of his house. I'm sure it's quite a humble abode.

[affen02]

I only have a kindergarden buissness, hmmm, then again it could be true

[Nickymaster]

So now they have started to shoot at their own homes, so they can blame the reds??

Hahahaha you are soooo funny

[NCFC]

So now they have started to shoot at their own homes, so they can blame the reds??

Hahahaha you are soooo funny

Except that the yellow shirts did this in 2006. The colonel killed when the bomb he was carrying in his car to the protest site exploded prematurely. And the girl at Royal plaza killed by the bomb she was carrying.

All good tactics to hurt a few pawns on your side and Gothenburg blame the others

[MK1]

With every action; usually comes a reaction, but thereafter authorities seem to stop short of pointing the finger, as to who is responsible, for sponsoring cowardly mercenary events like this. More than likely, local Police also fear what Police H.Q Bangkok might think, perhaps in light of the difference of opinion, regarding who’s bad and whose good.

[nputman]

Na his house jumped in front of those bullets.

Awful convenient timing I'd say.

Killing a house for sympathy maybe.

[siampolee]

nputman post # 18

Killing a house for sympathy maybe.

There was the celebrated case during the ''War on drugs'' when the police ambushed a fridge sitting in an elderly couples house as it was suspected of being an active drug dealer

Edited December 26, 2013 by siampolee

[jaidam]

This incident reminds me of another very similar one a few years ago, when an old ladies house was riddled by hundreds of bullets from a gang of machine-gun toting yahoos. She survived by hiding behind the refrigerator. The leader of the violent thugs is still an active politician. Interesting to know if history is repeating itself. Just goes to show that letting these criminals go unpunished isn't very wise.

[moonao]

Probably retailation from some of the protesters that havent been paid their 500baht yet.

[englishoak]

More likely to be southern insurgent related than anything else......not like this kind of thing is anything new down there, the problems have been going on for years..... get a grip some of you, no one currently knows anything and there are other troubles long standing in that region far far more violent than anything seen in the capital at any point, there is nothing to suggest its anything to do with the demonstrations in BKK other than his knee jerk opinion, he knows squat, for starters if it were a professional hit he would already be dead,,,,

[Mosha]

Probably retailation from some of the protesters that havent been paid their 500baht yet.

Aren't you watching? They're paying to protest.

[Bluespunk]

Probably retailation from some of the protesters that havent been paid their 500baht yet.

Don't think so.

[PeterSmiles]

So now they have started to shoot at their own homes, so they can blame the reds??

Hahahaha you are soooo funny

Except that the yellow shirts did this in 2006. The colonel killed when the bomb he was carrying in his car to the protest site exploded prematurely. And the girl at Royal plaza killed by the bomb she was carrying.

All good tactics to hurt a few pawns on your side and Gothenburg blame the others

You forgot to mention the soldier that was hired to drive around Thaksin's home with a bomb in his car.........................that wasn't wired.

[metisdead]

Some posts advocating killings have been removed, not very civil. Other troll posts have been removed as well.

[fstarbkk]

This happened in Trang. The deep South of Thailand. Not Redshirt territory.

So what? Are you trying to say that there are no reds living or traveling in the south and therefore it couldn't have been any of them?

[animatic]

This happened in Trang. The deep South of Thailand. Not Redshirt territory.

Plenty of redshirts in Phuket, that could take a little road trip.

The area is not the issue.

[kingalfred]

It has been shown time and time again that the UDD reds and their thugs , some of them in government have ALWAYS resorted to arms and violence. ,a simple fact ,Inbred thugs from jatuporn and beyond ,They cant talk with any civility and their actions are that of killers .No amnesty EVER

Edited December 26, 2013 by kingalfred

[Scamper]

Well, it's begun, and the government has only itself to blame. By ramming their amnesty bill through, the PTP have put the country on a trajectory that it will not be able to stop.

[lemonjelly]

More likely to be southern insurgent related than anything else......not like this kind of thing is anything new down there, the problems have been going on for years..... get a grip some of you, no one currently knows anything and there are other troubles long standing in that region far far more violent than anything seen in the capital at any point, there is nothing to suggest its anything to do with the demonstrations in BKK other than his knee jerk opinion, he knows squat, for starters if it were a professional hit he would already be dead,,,,

very very unlikely anything to do with Southern insurgency...

[ramrod711]

I wonder where all the red shirt sympathizers who said Yinglucks son shouldn't be dragged into this conflict are, I suppose it's ok with them that Satits family have become targets.

[BKKBrit]

Probably retailation from some of the protesters that havent been paid their 500baht yet.

Aren't you watching? They're paying to protest

One of the funniest posts of the day......if it wasn't so uninformed and naive.