Thai inquest finds army responsible for 2010 Italian journalist shooting
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The Criminal Court on Wednesday concluded that the military shot an Italian journalist who was killed while covering Bangkok's bloody anti-government protests in 2010.
"Based on the evidence, the bullet that killed the victim was the same type used that day by the security forces," the Southern Bangkok Criminal Court said.
"The court therefore believes the bullet that killed the victim came from the security forces, but we do not know who fired the bullet." The court's ruling concluded an inquest into the death of Fabio Polenghi, who was shot dead while covering the military crackdown of May 19, 2010 on anti-government protesters.
Polenghi's mother and two sisters, who attended the inquest, were "satisfied" with the finding, their lawyer Karom Polpornklang said.
"They will now proceed to push a case against Abhisit Vejjajiva and Suthep Thaugsuban who were responsible for ordering the crackdown," he said.//DPA
