Abhisit faces charges over deadly protests
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Thailand prosecutors yesterday said they will seek an indictment against a former prime minister and his deputy for their alleged roles in the deaths of demonstrators during a 2010 crackdown on anti-government protests, officials said.
The moves follow a controversy surrounding a law draft that could grant amnesty to those involved in the political conflict that marred the country for almost a decade.
Former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban will be formally charged with “causing others to commit murders and attempted murders” through orders they issued to end a nine-week occupation of downtown Bangkok by anti-government protesters, Attorney General’s Office spokesman Nanthasak Poolsuk said.
More than 90 people, most of them protesters, were killed during the “Red Shirt” rallies, which saw tens of thousands of demonstrators camp out in the heart of Bangkok to force Abhisit to call early elections. They were mostly made up of supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 coup.
Abhisit and Suthep are accused of allowing “unnecessary use of arms” by security forces during the crackdown that “led to deaths and severe injuries to the protesters and people who were nearby,” the spokesman said.
Previously, a court ruled soldiers killed six protesters during the crackdown.
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