Thaksin Facing Charges Over Drug Dealer Massacre

Speaking after the Prime Minister’s suggestion to renew the case of 2,500 deaths in the extra juridical killings during Mr. Thaksin’s war on drugs, Mr. Tarit said the case renewal was possible but the government might want to expedite the process.

Meanwhile, Head of DSI's Special Criminal Cases Division, Piyawat Kingket said four cases of extra-judicial killing were accepted as special cases. These included two hangings in Kalasin Province and one murder of a business couple. The investigation procedure is speculated to be completed by July this year.

Mr. Piyawat had previously participated in the special investigative committee chaired by former Attorney General Kanit Na Nakhon in a bid to to find out the truth about the deaths as well as to identify remedial measures for their relatives during Mr. Thaksin's anti-drugs campaign.