A 25-year-old vocational student was shot in the stomach last night when protesters came under fire as a pro-democracy rally was breaking up, and the police today blamed the protesters themselves.
Tosaporn Sererak, a physician supporting the protests, said that one of several bullets fired just after 10pm by unknown assailants penetrated the intestines of volunteer guard Wanchai Ari, who was in stable condition this morning at Praram 9 Hospital. It was the second time protesters have been shot at rallies in as many weeks.
A suspect attacked and subdued by protesters was taken into custody by the police. Payap Keawwilai, 31, who was arrested with a gun and bullets, was taken to St. Louis Hospital.
But speaking Thursday, deputy metro police chief Piya Tawichai blamed the violence on volunteer protest guards. He said witness testimony pinned the shootings on vocational…
