Thailand launches manhunt for policemen after torture video | Police News

Two police officers are being sought in connection with the torture death of a suspected drug dealer in early August.

Thai authorities have launched a manhunt for two police officers suspected of being involved in torturing to death a man who had been arrested for drug offences, police say, after a video of the incident was shared widely online.

The video, posted by lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd on his Facebook page, showed what appeared to be a man being suffocated by a plastic bag placed over his head while he was pinned down by four men.

Five police officers from Nakhon Sawan province have been detained, while a “round-the-clock” hunt was on for two others, deputy police spokesman Kissana Phathanacharoen said in a statement on Thursday.

Arrest warrants issued for the suspects include the charge of murder by torture.

Sittra, who runs a legal aid foundation, said he received the…