Bangkok Post – Police explain inaction after Tak Bai massacre

April 26, 2024

‘Force majeure’ cited for not pursuing army figures, rights defenders claim victims’ family members intimidated

PUBLISHED : 26 Apr 2024 at 17:57

Soldiers arrest one of several hundred demonstrators after moving in to end a protest rally in front of the Tak Bai police station in Narathiwat province on Oct 25, 2004. Seven demonstrators died at the scene and 78 more were crushed or suffocated to death during transport in military trucks to an army camp. (Photo: Bangkok Post)

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