Govt to pay compensation for political victims tomorrow
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will tomorrow chair the ceremony to hand out the Bt579 million compensation for 522 victims of the 2010 political mayhem, Justice Minister Pracha Promnok said on Wednesday.
“The compensation will be paid regardless of the political colours,” he said, insisting the payments will not limited just to the red shirts.
Pracha said tomorrow’s payments will be a start of the healing process for those suffering from the bloodshed caused by the political divide. Some 4,817 victims are entitled for compensation payments.
Despite news reports that the surviving members would receive Bt7 million per dead victim, the actual payments will be much less than expected.
Although the Social Development and Human Security Ministry has not explained the gap between the expected and actual payments, many attribued the payment gap to budgetary constraints.
The authorities said for tomorrow’s payments, the surviving family will receive Bt400,000 per victim killed. The same payment package will apply to each incapacitated victim. Bt100,000 compensation will be paid for each injured victim. And a victim sustaining minor injuries will get Bt20,000.
