Police have launched investigation into death of young Lahu activist

An investigation into a drug dealing network has been launched following the fatal shooting by the army of a young Lahu activist suspected of involement in the drug trade. .
Chaiyapoom Pasae, a 17-year-old civil rights activist for the Lahu ethnic minority, was shot in an extrajudicial killing by military personnel on Friday in Chiang Mai. The soldiers claimed that he was stopped at the military checkpoint but refusd to obey the officers’ order and tried to fight back so was shot.