Arrest warrants issued over Krabi family massacre
The Krabi Court has issued arrest warrants for eight suspects in relation to the massacre of a village head and his family members last week.
The suspects have been detained and interrogated at the 15th Infantry Battalion in Klong Thom district after an order under the interim charter’s all-powerful Article 44 allowed security officers to detain them without warrants for up to a week.
The eight are alleged mastermind Surifath “Bang Fath” Bannoppawongsakul, Prachak Boontoy, Khomsan Wiangnon, Abdulloh Doloh, Arun Thongkham, Thawatchai Boonkhong, Thanachai Chamnong and Chalita Sangkhachote.
The July 10 massacre reportedly related to a land and financial dispute shocked the nation after Worayuth Sunglung, a village head in Krabi’s Ao Luk district, and 10 of his family members were found shot execution-style.
Eight of the victims were killed including women and children.
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