2010 temple shootings: Soldiers did it

Shots fired by military killed the six at Wat Pathum Wanaram in 2010, a Bangkok criminal court decides.

Pathum Wanaram temple is located in the city centre near Siam Paragon shopping complex. (Photo by Sayant Pornnantharat)

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Court rules troops killed 6 at temple

6/08/2013 

Achara Ashayagachat

The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court has ruled that the six people who died inside Wat Pathum Wanaram grounds on May 19, 2010 were killed by shots fired by the military.

The judge spent about one hour reading the judgement, which concluded that the  six people died at the temple during the May 19, 2010 dispersal of red-shirt protesters by the military. 

According to the ruling, the bullets were fired by troops from the BTS elevated railtrack and from Rama 1 road.

There was no evidence of involvement of men-in-black, as testified to by the security officers. 

The incident took place during daytime with media presence, but there were no photographs. There was no evidence that weapons were stacked or piled inside the temple.

The six people who died were hit by .213 and 56mm bullets - military calibre ammunition.

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