Criminal Court rules taxi driver killed by troops
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The Criminal Court Monday ruled that a taxi driver was shot dead by troops deployed to tighten security around Rajprasong Intesection in May 2010.
Phan Khamkong was shot dead around five minutes after midnight to 1 am of May 15.
He was shot at his left chest and the bullet pieced through his right arm.
The court ruled that troops who were carrying out the operation fired at a van driven by Samorn Maithong when it was trying to break through the security checkpoint of troops in the Rajprasong.
Phan was shot by .223 bullet, which was a type of ammunitions used by Army troops.
The Nation
