Protester who vandalized police’s name plate was found shot dead

BANGKOK: -- A protester who was believed to be involved in vandalizing the name plate of the National Police Office was found shot dead behind the wheel of his car in Ratchaburi province on Friday.

The victim was identified as Supakarn Yubanyong or Maew Banrai, 56, a member of the Network of Students and People for Thailand’s Reform. He was reported to be one among a group of protesters who vandalized the NPO’s name plate during a protest in front of the police head office on Wednesday.

Pol Lt-Col Pongsakorn Khemraj, a police specialist of Ratchaburi Muang district police, said that the victim was driving his Honda Jazz when he was attacked by gunman who might have followed him unnoticed in another car.

Then the gunman fired two shots with a shotgun at him killing him at the scene. The victim’s car lost control and plunged into a roadside ditch.

Two 12-gauge spent shells were found on the road not far away from the scene where the car plunged into the ditch.

Source: http://englishnews.t...found-shot-dead

-- Thai PBS 2014-01-24

And now starts the police blame game from the yellow brown shirts.

I know the coup-mongers will be all up in the air about this and play the holier-than-thou card, plus who the perps were is anybody's guess....However, even in well policed societies it is generally known by the criminal element, that messing with the police personally, is risky......Not that this is anywhere close, but someone who kills or injures a policeman better make tracks, and fast. Revenge may be slow in coming, but come it will....The Police are a fraternity of brothers in the end. You mess with one, you mess with them all.

That said, I wont stoop to the level of those who expressed a gleeful reaction to the shooting of UDD/RS leader Kwanchai, in the case of this tragedy.

Ugly. Hope Chalerm can apprehend the culprit.

56 year old student.

Backs up the governments assertion all along that these are middle aged hired guns... These thugs have spread terror in Bangkok... Now they must live their lives looking over their shoulders.

here lies another violent crime that will never be solved by the mafia that passes as a police force.

It's very interesting who can be behind this murder... Good that our precious police step up so quick to carry on with investigation

56 year old student.

Backs up the governments assertion all along that these are middle aged hired guns... These thugs have spread terror in Bangkok... Now they must live their lives looking over their shoulders.

you're speaking of the police I presume.

56 year old 'student'. <deleted>?

Ugly. Hope Chalerm can apprehend the culprit.

You think he'll apprehend himself? This is the guy who couldn't even cut his own head off.

I know the coup-mongers will be all up in the air about this and play the holier-than-thou card, plus who the perps were is anybody's guess....However, even in well policed societies it is generally known by the criminal element, that messing with the police personally, is risky......Not that this is anywhere close, but someone who kills or injures a policeman better make tracks, and fast.

That said, I wont stoop to the level of those who expressed a gleeful reaction to the shooting of UDD/RS leader Kwanchai, in the case of this tragedy.

Messing with the police here does not always get you in trouble. There are a few known cases of eluding justice...

56 year old 'student'. <deleted>?

Obviously a slow learner.

For a sign?

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I guess the police force took the ultimate revenge on this guy. RIP and condolences to his family.

Chalerm is now in charge, let the killings begin...

Vandalize a police name plate, get shot dead.

Looks like Chalerm is keeping his promise of upping the heat on the protestors.

he was in the people part of Network of Students and People

you mess with the man you get instant justice ,they arent all benign and silly

56 year old 'student'. <deleted>?

Obviously a slow learner.

Yeah, a slow learner suffering from a very fast lead injection. Another sad loss of life to add to the count.

56 year old student.

Backs up the governments assertion all along that these are middle aged hired guns... These thugs have spread terror in Bangkok... Now they must live their lives looking over their shoulders.

you're speaking of the police I presume.

Can see from your photo where you talk and think from.

Police have been off the streets for good reason.

1, to not give suthep his violence and the army their coup... 100% success there.

2. to show BKK supposed educated elites what life under a vile fascist mob of PRDC guards would be like. 100 Success.

The middle class recoiled at the images of them and their arrogant drugged up appearance searching them at rallies and shopping centres and moved away to the white shirts.

Very good had played by the Government. Bleat all you like, but you can't wail for the police to be disbanded and replaced by thugs, and then later go running to then asking why they didn't help you.

Lot of this PDRC mob feel very safe in their numbers, but as they are dwindling or they have to go home..... booooo!!! it's a big scary thailand and not many people love a thug.

Is anyone surprised by this ? im certainly not. Tragic as always but you play with fire you will get burned, he messed with the RTP badge and quite possibly was seen as a gross insult to both the police and king, very likely to end up with Thai style response, to the head

jeeezus, it was only a nameplate

Thaivisa should open in South Africa: SAVisa.com? The expats there will have a field day on criticizing the police and government, and justly so! But then who in there right mind would want to retire there?

Gee I wonder who had the motive to shoot this guy ????? Let me think............

56 year old student.

Backs up the governments assertion all along that these are middle aged hired guns... These thugs have spread terror in Bangkok... Now they must live their lives looking over their shoulders.

With your ridiculous comment, I'm guessing that you've never been anywhere near higher education establishments.

For a sign?

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TIT.

People regualarly are killed for much less than this. Always been the same and has nothing to do with Thaksin or Suthep,.. it comes with the territory.

Student on motorbike was shot dead in phuket few years ago middle of road by another biker. The thug who did it said he thought the boy had looked at him.

This is why people need to take more heed of the talk of civil war. There are many people on both sides of this political divide who are more than capable of killing... and for quite small reasons. Coup is a big thing and could easily badly escalate.

For a sign?

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Why would you ruin a Police sign. Not a smart move to start with. I thought it was all about getting the T family out? Why insult the Police force. Dumb man and a very sad outcome.

Is anyone surprised by this ? im certainly not. Tragic as always but you play with fire you will get burned, he messed with the RTP badge and quite possibly was seen as a gross insult to both the police and king, very likely to end up with Thai style response, to the head

Keep defending the indefensible, it's quite clear that Red Shirt / PTP democracy is done through violence, intimidation and murder. It's all there in the history.

You people sits safe behind your computers and making fun off people getting killed. Lets hope next time it´s not one from your families getting shot! Shame on you!!!

And now starts the police blame game from the yellow brown shirts.

Tell us all about how he probably shot himself, or Suthep shot him to make the police or the red shirts look bad. Nobody is tired of hearing it, we could read that crap for hours. By the way, have you got any information as to the current location of Elvis and John Wayne?