2010 Unrest: Japan again demands answer over reporter's death

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2010 Unrest: Japan Again Demands Answer Over Reporter's Death
By Khaosod English


Taishi Akimoto, first secretary of the Japanese embassy in Bangkok, met with Thai police yesterday and discussed the development of the inquiry into a Japanese reporter's death in 2010. 31 Sept 2014.

BANGKOK — The Embassy of Japan in Thailand is still seeking answers from Thai authorities over the killing of a Japanese reporter during the 2010 political unrest in Bangkok.

Hiroyuki Muramoto, a camera who was working for Reuters, was shot dead while he was filming the clashes between Redshirt demonstrators and soldiers near Democracy Monument on the night of 10 April 2010.

Taishi Akimoto, first secretary of the Japanese embassy in Bangkok, met with Thai police yesterday and discussed the development of the inquiry into the reporter's death. The discussion took place at Crime Suppression Division HQ and lasted about 30 minutes.

According to Pol.Col. Prasopchoke Prommool, deputy commander of CSD, the Japanese diplomat wanted to know whether the recent arrest of five suspected “Blackshirt” militants has yielded any helpful information about Muramoto's death. The so-called “Blackshirts” are a group of gunmen allied to the Redshirt movement who were seen exchanging gunfire with security forces during the 2010 unrest.

"I have told the First Secretary that based on the investigation into the Blackshirt suspects, there is no evidence that they are involved in Muramoto's death," Pol.Col. Prasopchoke said.

The police officer also informed Akimoto that the CSD is only responsible for the criminal investigation into the alleged possession of military-grade weapons by the arrested Blackshirt suspects, while the Division of Special Investigation (DSI) is launching a separate inquiry into the death of the Japanese reporter and other casualties during the crackdown.

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-- Khaosod English 2014-10-02

[Mango Bob]

We all know the soldiers did it. Give them a gun and bullets and they when wild shooting anything that moved. The people at the top should be held responsible for his death. Guess who that is.

[kurnell]

They need to line up behind the Brits and the Saudis

[Robby nz]

We all know the soldiers did it. Give them a gun and bullets and they when wild shooting anything that moved. The people at the top should be held responsible for his death. Guess who that is.

Once again bob you have outdone yourself with red hate.

There is no proof that the army shot the Japanese reporter and we all know it.

If the army had been shooting at anything that moved there would have been thousands of deaths including a young child put on top of a barricade as a target by his loving (presumably) father.

Yes there is only one person responsible for all the deaths and injuries and that is the instigator and funder of the riots the convicted criminal on the run overseas.

[NongKhaiKid]

The Japanese are right to keep asking so exerting pressure but if they have been monitoring the events on Koh Tau they will not be expecting an answer and certainly not a sensible one from the BIB

[KunMatt]

We all know the soldiers did it. Give them a gun and bullets and they when wild shooting anything that moved. The people at the top should be held responsible for his death. Guess who that is.

I'm going to guess that based on your knowledge and view of the events that you were not actually here when it all happened.

[JeremyBowskill]

Only way the can apply real pressure and get results would be to get all their large companies to threaten to pull out of Thailand. Unless threatened with financial hurt, then Japan can expect the same results as other countries waiting for answers.

[whybother]

We all know the soldiers did it. Give them a gun and bullets and they when wild shooting anything that moved. The people at the top should be held responsible for his death. Guess who that is.

Is a police chief held responsible when a policeman shoots accidentally shoots a by stander while shooting at armed gunmen?

Even more to the point, is a police chief held responsible when a by stander is shot by armed gunmen shooting at police?

[kalbo123]

They still have to find a taxi driver to give a testimony, just be patient Japan.

[IamNoone88]

i wonder if they were deliberately given shorter chairs ............

[englishoak]

It all adds to the pressure, nice timing.....

[BSJ]

Well, it was only the other day the Japanese indicated they want to invest billions in infastructure here in LOS. You would think maybe they should be looking over the border!

[Mango Bob]

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We all know the soldiers did it. Give them a gun and bullets and they when wild shooting anything that moved. The people at the top should be held responsible for his death. Guess who that is.

Is a police chief held responsible when a policeman shoots accidentally shoots a by stander while shooting at armed gunmen?

Even more to the point, is a police chief held responsible when a by stander is shot by armed gunmen shooting at police?

They are trying to hold YL responsible for the killing during the protest. So why not the Gerneral.

[finnomick]

With all due respect, do the Japanese really expect any answers from an action that happened in 2010 ? An indication to what may be forthcoming could be taken from the ongoing Koh Tao murders' case. In other words,don't hold your breath.

[rondii]

We all know the soldiers did it. Give them a gun and bullets and they when wild shooting anything that moved. The people at the top should be held responsible for his death. Guess who that is.

I'm going to guess that based on your knowledge and view of the events that you were not actually here when it all happened.

Agree, many armchair detectives. Tell Japanese to go jump; if you are a journalist and go into dangerous situations to report you take your chances.

[khunjamesjohnson]

I was at the yellow shirt and red shirt protests taking pictures.

It was clear the yellows did not like the reports of the foreign journalists.

They claimed journalists were taking the red side.

I think they blew him away to send a message.

They killed an Italian reporter and others were wounded.

[Chang_paarp]

They need to line up behind the Brits and the Saudis

Unlike the others the Japanese are the largest investors in Thailand. They will be listened to. They are politely reminding the powers that be they have not forgotten the events of 2010.

[whybother]

We all know the soldiers did it. Give them a gun and bullets and they when wild shooting anything that moved. The people at the top should be held responsible for his death. Guess who that is.

Is a police chief held responsible when a policeman shoots accidentally shoots a by stander while shooting at armed gunmen?

Even more to the point, is a police chief held responsible when a by stander is shot by armed gunmen shooting at police?

They are trying to hold YL responsible for the killing during the protest. So why not the Gerneral.

The Japanese are not trying to hold the general responsible. The Japanese aren't even trying to hold "the people at the top" responsible. The Japanese are just trying to get answers.

You are the one trying to hold "the people at the top" responsible. Does that mean that you think that Yingluck should be charged for deaths during the PDRC protests?

As far as the Japanese getting answers, when two sides are shooting military weapons at each other, it's not surprising that people in the middle get caught in the cross fire. It's also no surprise that the police have been unable to identify who actually fired the bullet that killed the reporter.

[whybother]

I was at the yellow shirt and red shirt protests taking pictures.

It was clear the yellows did not like the reports of the foreign journalists.

They claimed journalists were taking the red side.

I think they blew him away to send a message.

They killed an Italian reporter and others were wounded.

The yellow shirts weren't there when the Japanese reporter or the Italian reporter were shot. The red shirts were there, and they were shooting at the army.

[petercool]

troll post removed along with an of topic one

[WitawatWatawit]

i wonder if they were deliberately given shorter chairs ............

That comes close to constituting a diplomatic insult. But then again, you wouldn't expect one of the chosen ones to understand this.

[pisico]

We all know the soldiers did it. Give them a gun and bullets and they when wild shooting anything that moved. The people at the top should be held responsible for his death. Guess who that is.

The people at the top granted themselves immunity.

Go to jail??? Not in a country with 18-19 military coups and as many charters.

The hub of military coups and constitutions.

[whybother]

We all know the soldiers did it. Give them a gun and bullets and they when wild shooting anything that moved. The people at the top should be held responsible for his death. Guess who that is.

The people at the top granted themselves immunity.

Go to jail??? Not in a country with 18-19 military coups and as many charters.

The hub of military coups and constitutions.

What does the coup have to do with the reporter being shot?

The people at the top NOW gave themselves immunity for the coup. They didn't give themselves immunity from everything ever.

[khunjamesjohnson]

I was at the yellow shirt and red shirt protests taking pictures.

It was clear the yellows did not like the reports of the foreign journalists.

They claimed journalists were taking the red side.

I think they blew him away to send a message.

They killed an Italian reporter and others were wounded.

The yellow shirts weren't there when the Japanese reporter or the Italian reporter were shot. The red shirts were there, and they were shooting at the army.

Yellow=Army.

[Nickymaster]

We all know the soldiers did it. Give them a gun and bullets and they when wild shooting anything that moved. The people at the top should be held responsible for his death. Guess who that is.

Please don't talk for me. I never agree with your reasoning and thinking.

[pisico]

We all know the soldiers did it. Give them a gun and bullets and they when wild shooting anything that moved. The people at the top should be held responsible for his death. Guess who that is.

Is a police chief held responsible when a policeman shoots accidentally shoots a by stander while shooting at armed gunmen?

Even more to the point, is a police chief held responsible when a by stander is shot by armed gunmen shooting at police?

They are trying to hold YL responsible for the killing during the protest. So why not the Gerneral.

The Japanese are not trying to hold the general responsible. The Japanese aren't even trying to hold "the people at the top" responsible. The Japanese are just trying to get answers.

You are the one trying to hold "the people at the top" responsible. Does that mean that you think that Yingluck should be charged for deaths during the PDRC protests?

As far as the Japanese getting answers, when two sides are shooting military weapons at each other, it's not surprising that people in the middle get caught in the cross fire. It's also no surprise that the police have been unable to identify who actually fired the bullet that killed the reporter.

QUOTE: Yingluck should be charged for deaths during the PDRC protests? END OF QUOTE

False analogy: Yingluck never sent the army to curb, control or attack the PDRC protests.

If you have solid evidence to the contrary, share it, plase!

[whybother]

I was at the yellow shirt and red shirt protests taking pictures.

It was clear the yellows did not like the reports of the foreign journalists.

They claimed journalists were taking the red side.

I think they blew him away to send a message.

They killed an Italian reporter and others were wounded.

The yellow shirts weren't there when the Japanese reporter or the Italian reporter were shot. The red shirts were there, and they were shooting at the army.

Yellow=Army.

It's convenient to group anyone that is not a Thaksin supporter as a Yellow, isn't it!

[Mango Bob]

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I was at the yellow shirt and red shirt protests taking pictures.
It was clear the yellows did not like the reports of the foreign journalists.
They claimed journalists were taking the red side.
I think they blew him away to send a message.
They killed an Italian reporter and others were wounded.

The yellow shirts weren't there when the Japanese reporter or the Italian reporter were shot. The red shirts were there, and they were shooting at the army.

Yellow=Army.

It's convenient to group anyone that is not a Thaksin supporter as a Yellow, isn't it!

It's convenient to group anyone that support freedom of speech and the right to vote for your leaders as a Red Shirt, isn't it.

Edited October 2, 2014 by Mango Bob

[whybother]

The Japanese are not trying to hold the general responsible. The Japanese aren't even trying to hold "the people at the top" responsible. The Japanese are just trying to get answers.

You are the one trying to hold "the people at the top" responsible. Does that mean that you think that Yingluck should be charged for deaths during the PDRC protests?

As far as the Japanese getting answers, when two sides are shooting military weapons at each other, it's not surprising that people in the middle get caught in the cross fire. It's also no surprise that the police have been unable to identify who actually fired the bullet that killed the reporter.

QUOTE: Yingluck should be charged for deaths during the PDRC protests? END OF QUOTE

False analogy: Yingluck never sent the army to curb, control or attack the PDRC protests.

If you have solid evidence to the contrary, share it, plase!

This is the way you take quotes out of context: "Yingluck ... sent the army to curb, control or attack the PDRC protests."

I didn't say that Yingluck should be charged. I asked Bob whether he thinks she should be, given she was "the person at the top" and Bob thinks that "the people at the top" should be held responsible.

[whybother]

Yellow=Army.

It's convenient to group anyone that is not a Thaksin supporter as a Yellow, isn't it!

It's convenient to group anyone that support freedom of speech and the right to vote for your leaders as a Red Shirt, isn't it.

I don't know. Who is doing that?