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Political party leader gunned down in southern Thailand
The leader of the Prachatham Party and a candidate in the general election was killed by gunmen in Narathiwat province on Thursday night, but two of his attackers were killed by village volunteers.The slain assailants included a man wanted for the high-publicity abduction and fatal bashing of female teacher in May 2006. Muktar Keela, leader of the Prachatham Party and former candidate, was returning to his home after having tea with friends. Four men rode up on two motorcycles and the two pillion riders opened fire at Muktar, killing him on spot. As his attackers were fleeing past a village security checkpoint, they were fired at by defense volunteers. The two pillion riders were hit and fell dead from the motorcycles. The two dead assailants were identified as Doro-o Piyo, 28, and Sahirun Wada, 24. An M16 and an AK47 rifle were found with their bodies. Doro-o was wanted under arrest warrants in four cases. They included the death of teacher Juling Pongkammoon who was held captive and fatally beaten, and the murder of four railway police in June 2008. The other attacker, Sahirun, was wanted for the murder of the assistant chief of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives of Ruso district branch in 2007. Juling was one of two teachers taken hostage in May 2006 at the Ban Kujing Leupa School. Her abductors offered to free the teachers in return for the release of two Posted by: ryuge 2011-12-16 |
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