Seh Daeng reported wounded

[LizardKing]

The guy was the source of most of the red violence, including 10 April and the "mysterious black guys." Self admitted. On tape. Please get your facts straight.

 

This was a public service!

[Hardy641]

shot in the right temple by a sniper using a an high powered rifle....and not dead? I am not a weapon expert but I would think that if he is shot by sniper with such precision gun at least half of his head would have been blown away.

 

Also the government did not issue any statement on this incident. Can it be that he became the victim of split in the red leadership? Just a thought I don't have any prove for it.

[Mekong]

Now is the time to go and invade the hospital where the twat is in ICU, lets see how his followers like it when the shoe is on the other foot.

[cavanami]

From the video, I could see an area where maybe the bullet just skinned his head? Looks that it was deflected and did not pass into the brain?

Either way, alive or dead, not a good thing and the stakes may have just been raised!

[BadaBing]

maybe a rubber bullet hitting a thick skull..

 

 

[Sporty]

[color:red]Seh Daeng shrugged off dangers before shooting[/color]

 

 

Published: 14/05/2010 at 12:00 AM

Newspaper section: News

 

"[color:red]I'm not afraid of dying.[/color] They've marked my head. If I'm afraid, who will lead the red shirts?" army specialist Khattiya Sawasdipol told the Bangkok Post in a telephone interview yesterday.

 

Later in the day, about 7.30pm, Maj Gen Khattiya, better known as Seh Daeng, was shot in the head near the Sala Daeng red shirt rally site. He was inspecting security barriers and giving an interview to a group of foreign reporters at the time.

 

''All I have on me is a small pistol and a stick ... If anyone comes to arrest me, I can assure you I'll shoot and fight to the end ... Soldiers are on to me.

 

[color:red]There are snipers out there. But they'll never get me,'' Maj Gen Khattiya said.[/color]

 

[color:red]He insisted he would not remove his soldier's uniform even though it made him a target.[/color]

 

[color:red]''I'm a [red shirt security] commander-in-chief, I can't fear anything,'' Maj Gen Khattiya, 59, said.[/color]

[color:red]

He said he would not put on protective clothing.

 

''Such dress would make me feel like one who fears death, and would prevent me from leading others who do not have protective clothing.''[/color]

Maj Gen Khattiya had seemed to be the only soldier in the country who could walk into the red shirt rally site wearing a military uniform.

 

Every evening, he would visit the rally site, particularly the Sala Daeng barricade, wearing his uniform and a cloth hat to inspect security.

 

[color:red]The routine put him at risk, said an observer.[/color]Earlier, Maj Gen Khattiya insisted he would not give up on the red shirt rally and would replace the current leaders.

 

Maj Gen Khattiya, a supporter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, had been branded a terrorist by the government following the April 10 bloody clash, which resulted in 25 deaths.

 

He led former paramilitary rangers to serve as guards at the red shirt rally.

 

Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon had recommended that Maj Gen Khattiya be dismissed from duty.

 

Gen Prawit signed Maj Gen Khattiya's dismissal papers last Sunday and had forwarded the documents to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

 

The prime minister would then have to leave the decision with His Majesty the King, however it was unclear whether Mr Abhisit had forwarded the papers.

 

Observers said the attack on Maj Gen Khattiya could lead to the red rally ending soon. ''It's a clear attempt to decapitate the red shirt military leadership,'' said Anthony Davis, a security consultant with IHS-Jane's. ''It's a smart tactical move that will cause confusion in the red shirts' military ranks and send a message to the leadership that if they don't want to negotiate and come out, they can expect extreme consequences,'' he told Reuters.

 

 

[color:red]SO, I GUESS HE GOT SHOT, BECAUSE HE IS ARROGANT AND STUPID ~~~[/color]

[cavanami]

He got dismissed!

[Flashermac]

http://www.stratfor.com/theme/video_dispatch

 

 

[Flashermac]

One dead, 10 injured in Lumpini clashes

 

13 May 2010

 

11:10pm

 

 

One person was killed and at least 10 people were wounded in the clashes between authorities and anti-government protesters outside Lumpini Park on Thursday night.

 

Demonstrators led by the red-shirt United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) threw stones at close circuit television cameras, blockaded the area with steel fences and large tree pots and tried to provoke the troops who were less than 30 metres away from the protest venue.

 

The soldiers fired warning shots with rubber bullets.

 

The latest outbreak of violence resulted in one dead and at least 10 injured.

 

 

BP

[Flashermac]

Seh Daeng shot

 

14 May 2010

 

 

12:00am

 

 

Key red shirt leader and rogue army officer Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol was shot in the head in renewed violence Thursday night as security forces surrounded the red shirt protest site.

 

One red shirt protester was killed, and nine injured in the shootings which erupted in mid-evening near Sala Daeng intersection and Lumpini park.

 

Maj-Gen Khattiya, a hard-line member of the red shirts, was shot in the head and critically wounded close to Chulalongkorn Hospital as he spoke to journalists.

 

The fresh violence flared up hours after the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) announced a plan to close three roads around the Ratdhchaprasong intersection to seal off the protest site from 6pm.

 

Erawan Emergency Centre director Phetpong Kamchornkitjakarn said last night that Maj-Gen Khattiya, alias Seh Daeng, sustained a severe head injury.

 

He was shot in the forehead while he was giving interview to a group of foreign reporters. The bullet exited through the nape of his neck.

 

He was taken to Hua Chiew Hospital, close to Chulalongkorn Hospital, a few metres away from where he was shot.

 

The army specialist, wearing a breathing aide, was seen on television while he was moved from an emergency room to a surgery room.

 

Earlier, red shirt protesters and 150 anti-riot police swarmed the Hua Chiew Hospital site. Another 150 troops were deployed outside.

 

Late Thursday night he was transferred to Vajira Hospital.

 

Maj-Gen Khattiya's shooting came less than an hour after security forces began their blockade to mount pressure on the red shirt protesters.

 

The army general was shot after emerging from the red shirts' fortified encampment with a group of foreign journalists about 7.30pm.

 

During the interview near the fence of Chulalongkorn Hospital, Maj Gen Khattiya fell to the ground after being shot by a high-powered rifle.

 

Shortly after the shooting, at least four explosions and gunfire were heard, sending passers-by and protesters ducking for cover. Two other protesters at Sala Daeng intersection were injured.

 

Deputy Bangkok Governor Malinee Sukavejworakit said Seh Daeng could not breathe by himself and had to rely on a respirator.

 

Around 10pm, red shirt protesters clashed with security forces near Lumpini Park. The forces fired rubber bullets against protesters. One man, Chartchai Chalao, 25, died after being shot in the face. Five others sustained wounds.

 

Four protesters _ one woman, and three men _ were sent to Chulalongkorn Hospital.

 

Chartchai died later in the hospital. Another two protesters sustained gunshot wounds to the arms. Kannikar Marutanon, 40, was wounded in the shoulder.

 

A fourth protester was injured at Ratchaprasong intersection, the main venue of the red shirt rally, said Dr Phetpong of the Erawan Emergency Centre.

 

The atmosphere at the red shirt stage was tense as news about the attack on Seh Daeng spread. Protest leaders huddled to discuss the situation before appearing, surrounded by guards, on stage. They vowed to fight on.

 

Co-leader Jatuporn Prompan said the attack on Maj Gen Khattiya could not sway them from their course and he was willing to shed blood for justice and democracy.

 

''If the death can bring democracy and justice, we are ready to die. We are ready to face it. We are here to take the bullets,'' he said.

 

Co-leader Nattawut Saikua told the red shirt protesters at Ratchaprasong that their lives were in danger.

 

"Those behind the attack wanted to tell us that even Seh Daeng could be shot, so other red shirt protesters can be harmed too," Mr Nattawut said.

 

Red shirt's speakers also urged red shirt members to donate AB group blood for Seh Daeng. The hospital, however, denied calling for blood donations.

 

Several leaders wanted to disperse the crowd and negotiate with the government, but Mr Jatuporn _ regarded as a hard-liner _ refused to step down.

 

Earlier in the day, Maj Gen Khattiya said that he was ready to take the helm of the red shirt protest if the leaders withdrew.

 

He said he and "hard-core" red shirt leaders such as Arisman Pongruangrong, Suporn Atthawong, Kwanchai Praipanan and Payap Pankate were ready to lead.

 

"If these [other] leaders accept the government's conditions and send the crowds home, we will fight until we win," he said.

 

"We will use the trucks as barriers and we will drop firebombs on the armoured vehicles," he said.

 

The CRES yesterday prohibited all kinds of transportation on Phaya Thai Road, Phetchaburi Road, and Wireless Road from 6pm and cut off mobile phone signals in the area.

 

Checkpoints were set up along the blocked roads to prevent more protesters from entering the sealed zone. Those who wanted to leave were urged to do so.

 

Armoured vehicles were also deployed to barricade the protest site and sharpshooters sent in to protect security forces from "terrorist elements" mingling with red shirt protesters.

 

The cabinet yesterday also approved enforcement of the state of emergency decree in another 15 provinces where the red shirts are known to be particularly active.

 

 

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