OAG join police probe into case alleging Hun Sen and Hun Manet ordered killings of Thais
Thailand’s Office of the Attorney General has taken up an extraterritorial case linked to Cambodian attacks in July 2025 that killed 32 and injured 238 in four Thai border provinces, with prosecutors joining police investigations across 135 case files.
Deputy Attorney-General Watcharin Panurat on Saturday held a meeting with the commander of Provincial Police Region 3 on a case in which Hun Sen and Hun Manet are accused of ordering attacks that killed Thai nationals.
The case relates to incidents during July 24-29, 2025, when Cambodian troops allegedly fired weapons and shells into four Thai border provinces, killing 32 people and injuring 238, with property damage estimated at nearly 100 million baht.
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has accepted the matter as an extraterritorial case and ordered the commander of Provincial Police Region 3 to act as the lead investigator, with prosecutors from the OAG’s investigation office joining the inquiry.
The attorney-general determined the case falls under Section 20 of the Criminal Procedure Code, and assigned investigators handling unrest-related incidents along the Thai-Cambodian border to proceed. Prosecutors from the Investigation Office, or provincial prosecutor offices in Buri Ram, Surin, Si Sa Ket, or Ubon Ratchathani, have been instructed to work alongside police investigators.
A joint working group has also been appointed to investigate 135 case files within the jurisdiction of Provincial Police Region 3.
Watcharin provided guidance on the investigative direction, setting key issues and instructing investigators to take witness statements and collect documentary and physical evidence to ensure the case files are thorough and robust. He said the investigation should begin immediately, with prosecutors who attended the meeting coordinating interview schedules with the investigative team. A further meeting will be arranged once additional witness examinations have been completed.
He said more witnesses still need to be called, including military staff officers or commanders with knowledge of the alleged attacks, police officers familiar with the incidents, and victims whose statements have not yet been fully taken. He added that prosecutors will attend every interview, under the supervision of the OAG’s Investigation Office, which will continue to define the scope and details of evidence-gathering to make the case files as complete as possible.
