Yesterday, on the forty fifth 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 the place police and navy forces blocked the exits to the university before firing military-grade weapons at college students.
Officially, 45 people have been killed, some by lynching, however historians say the variety of casualties was much higher. 145 folks had been injured and over 3,000 had been arrested.
Swipe says Kritsadang has been studying the bloodbath and believes the case may be taken to the ICC. Having occurred so way back though, it is hard to determine the possibilities of the bid being profitable.
No victims have ever received any compensation or apology for the events. Mr. Kritsadang is hoping that this case being heard may lead to some long awaited justice for these victims. Additionally, he hopes that bringing attention to those past events could forestall something like that from taking place again.
“October 6 1976 was not a political accident but it was an intentional act by those who held power at the moment and wished to bloodbath college students who referred to as for freedom and democracy at the university.”
Former PM Chaturon Chaisang additionally made some remarks at a commemoration held contained in the college yesterday. He explained that this bloodbath occurred not just due to the choices of a few individuals, but was rooted in societal ideology. And Running out believes that the facility construction that allowed the killings to take place still exists, and that the upper-class is essentially liable for what happened.
“They did it by creating hatred in society towards the scholars and poor people and killed them violently… Such a thing nonetheless happens in society right now.”
He went on to say that the Thai people need to do whatever they can to ensure and defend their freedom of speech..g