Army rebuttal on six deaths at Pathum Temple

The six people were suspected of being victims of the crowd-control operations on May 19, 2010 in the wake of the Ratchaprasong rallies involving the red shirts.
The Army statement said that although forensic checks found the six were shot with .223 bullets used in M16 and Trevor assault rifles, which were standard military issue, riot forces had reported three incidents – on April 10, 13 and 15 – of the theft of 62 assault rifles and almost 2,000 rounds of ammunition.
In regard to the witness testimony about the lack of crossfire between the forces and the men in black around the elevated rail track, the on-the-scene report made clear reference to gun attacks from the ground to where the forces were deployed on the Skytrain’s elevated track.
The traces of bullet shots from ground level hitting the first column of the track, counting from the Chalerm Phao Junction to the Pathum Wan Temple, still remain as evidence.
The Army had forces deployed on the elevated track but did not fully occupy the track as alleged because of the gunfire aimed at disrupting their position.
The court inquest into the six deaths continues after hearing the first prosecution witness on Monday.