Criminal Court inquest says red-shirt protester killed by troops' bullets
A Criminal Court inquest Monday concluded that a red-shirt protester was killed by bullets from troops on May 15 2010.
The inquest concluded that Charnnarong Polsriwala, a member of the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) , was killed by bullets from troops who were carrying out an operation under the order of the Centre for Resolution of the Emergency Situation.
Charnnarong was shot in front of a petrol station on Rangnam Road. He was hit with .223 bullets on his stomach and the bullets tore his intestines. The .223 bullets could be fired from M16, Travo or HK33 assault rifles.
The court said it could not be established which particular guns fired the killing bullets. But testimonies from witnesses could establish that the bullets were fired form the side of troops although the inquest could not tell which agency the troops came from.
The Nation
