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Yesterday, on the 45th anniversary of the 1976 massacre at Bangkok’s Thammasat University, a lawyer-activist now says he plans to bring the perpetrators to the International Criminal Court. The Thammasat University graduate and Ratsadon group lawyer, Kritsadang Nutcharas, made a speech, calling for justice over the bloody crackdown on anti-government protests where police and military forces blocked the exits to the university before firing military-grade weapons at students. Officially, 45 people were killed, some by lynching, but historians say the number of casualties was much higher. 145 people were injured and over 3,000 were arrested. The Bangkok Post says Kritsadang […]

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  On 10/7/2021 at 6:36 AM, Thaiger said:

Yesterday, on the 45th anniversary of the 1976 massacre at Bangkok’s Thammasat University, a lawyer-activist now says he plans to bring the perpetrators to the International Criminal Court. The Thammasat University graduate and Ratsadon group lawyer, Kritsadang Nutcharas, made a speech, calling for justice over the bloody crackdown on anti-government protests where police and military forces blocked the exits to the university before firing military-grade weapons at students. Officially, 45 people were killed, some by lynching, but historians say the number of casualties was much higher. 145 people were injured and over 3,000 were arrested. The Bangkok Post says Kritsadang […]

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Sounds good but isn't it a tab belated?

  On 10/7/2021 at 8:37 AM, Stonker said:

Good luck to him, but in the absence of any effective enquiry the case is unlikely to get far.

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And the main people responsible for that massacre are now dead

  On 10/7/2021 at 9:04 AM, Stonker said:

Well, according to Neill Fronde elsewhere, they can still be prosecuted 😂

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Well I wouldn't put much credence into that idea, unless he has an American idea of pursuing them in the after life 😂

  On 10/7/2021 at 7:08 AM, mickkotlarski said:

Sounds good but isn't it a tab belated?

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No, criminals are still being tried for killing Jews in concentration camps in WW2, 1976 was not long ago.

  On 10/7/2021 at 9:11 AM, thai3 said:

No, criminals are still being tried for killing Jews in concentration camps in WW2, 1976 was not long ago.

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Only the ones still alive. The real culprits for 76 are dead

  On 10/7/2021 at 9:17 AM, Rain said:

Why not chase more current criminal activities - 

1992 and 2010. 

Most of those jokers are still around and many serving within the elite hierarchy. 

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And one is the PM 

  On 10/7/2021 at 9:15 AM, Poolie said:

And the Thais have the money to pursue in a similar fashion?

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It's not so much that there might or might not be enough founding towards such pursuits.

The real dilemma they might find is whether the International Court Tribunes [bogus outfits] would take any of this s**t seriously enough to be worthy.

  On 10/7/2021 at 9:19 AM, gummy said:

And one is the PM 

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...and his closest advisors and cabinet members. 

As we might recall, in both of those nasty incidents, there were standing civilian PMs in place. 

One, still prominent and active in the Thai political machine.

  On 10/7/2021 at 9:30 AM, Rain said:

...and his closest advisors and cabinet members. 

As we might recall, in both of those nasty incidents, there were standing civilian PMs in place. 

One, still prominent and active in the Thai political machine.

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And let us not forget so is one of the prime promoters

The ICC should take on the case being that this was obviously a case of  mass murder sanctioned by the Thai government and military ! Both government/ military entities and officials representatives were responsible for the massacre then and now . You can run but you can't hide !!! 

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