Govt to pay compensation for political victims Thursday

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
Govt to pay compensation for political victims Thursday

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will Thursday 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.
 
The Nation