Court finds another red-shirt protester killed by troops
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The Criminal Court ruled Monday that a redshirt protester was definitely killed by bullets fired by troops on May 13, 2010.
The inquest concluded that Chartchai Chalao, a member of the Democratic Alliance against Dictatorship (DAAD), had been killed in shooting by troops who were carriying out an operation under the order of the Center for Resolution of the Emergency Situation.
Chartchai was shot on Rama 4 Road. He was hit in the head by a 0.223 bullets, which torn through his brains and skull.
However, the inquest has been unable to pinpoint what agency the troops came from.
This is the third case in which the Criminal court has concluded that the death had been caused by government troops.
The Nation
