Flashermac Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 ... Most drug addicts are aged between 16 and 24 years old and these young people are regarded as a resource of the nation. "As a mother, I do not want to see children fall victim to drugs," she said. The new suppression campaign will be supervised by the new drugs command centre headed by Mr Chalerm, she said. ... Meanwhile, Wasant Panich, a former national human rights commissioner who investigated alleged human rights violations in the 2003 "war on drugs" spearheaded by then-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said he hoped this operation would be carried out with greater adherence to the rule of law and justice. "We do not want to see a recurrence of the Thaksin war on drugs, which took the lives of 2,600 people suspected of being involved in narcotics," he said. "There must be no torture or extrajudicial killings of suspects. "If [killings are] unavoidable [in the course of the operation], the Justice Ministry's Central Institute of Forensic Science should be permitted to investigate the cases, instead of the police, to ensure justice for the dead." Mr Wasant said searches of homes carried out under the drug operation should only be done with court approval and charges against suspects must only be pressed when there is strong evidence. He encouraged any people who feel wronged by the campaign to lodge their complaints with state agencies. Oh frabjus day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Hi, I wonder how many of the red shirts' opponents will get killed during this campaign Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Only the ones with drugs planted on their bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpharlap Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Hi, I wonder how many of the red shirts' opponents will get killed during this campaign Sanuk! I was thinking as much, the same, myself, but extended it to knocking off the competition for other lucrative graft and corruption business practices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Last time around a lot of folks who the police allegedly owed money just sort of got shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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