web DeskTomorrow (October 15), the Narathiwat Provincial Court will examine the testimonies of the seven defendants, who are high-ranking officials who were attacked by 48 villagers in the Tak Bai tragedy, which resulted in the deaths of 85 people, for whom summonses and arrest warrants have been issued earlier.
Mayudeen Awae, a resident of Waeng District, Narathiwat Province, is disabled and cannot use her right hand and arm because her hands were tied behind her back and piled on top of each other on a GMC truck for a long time, causing inflammation of the veins and muscles in her right arm and loss of sensation.
Mayudeen told us that at that time, she was 19 years old and was invited by her friends to go to the front of Tak Bai Police Station. She only knew that the officers had unfairly arrested the Village Security Volunteers (VSV). As a teenager and curious, she went with 5 other friends. When she and her friends arrived, there were a lot of people around, so she went into the encirclement. After that, the of
ficers closed the area and prevented anyone from leaving, except for children, women, and the elderly. She was beaten with a gun handle by the officers and had her hands tied behind her back. She was dragged into a car and lay on top of each other. She remembers that she was on the second floor. She was only halfway conscious and then passed out. When she woke up again, she was already at Ingkhayuth Camp in Pattani Province. She noticed that her right arm was numb and swollen with blood. After that, she was hospitalized for more than 2 months and continued to receive treatment for 2 years. The doctors were at a loss for a cure, so they cut off her rotten muscles and tendons to save her life, which has left her disabled to this day.
Lawyer Ratsada Manurassada, a member of the Lawyers Council, said that tomorrow the Narathiwat Provincial Court will examine the testimonies of the seven defendants who were sued by the 48 plaintiffs. He expects that the defendants, who are high-ranking civil servants, should ente
r the justice process. Whether they are guilty or not, the court will decide. He said that each person has done a lot of good for the country. If the court considers that they are not very guilty or have neglected their duties, the punishment may not be severe. He wants them to enter the justice process like when other people were sued in the same case and entered the justice process every time.
The latest is that officers used a search warrant to search the house to find the 7 defendants, but they did not find them. It is expected that the 7 defendants will appear at the Narathiwat Provincial Court to prove the truth tomorrow.
Source: Thai News Agency
