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Police expected up to 50,000 Red Shirt supporters at the rally inthe commercial area of Rajaprasong, the same site occupied by UDDsupporters for six weeks in 2010. Several surrounding buildingswere set on fire as military forces moved to end the rallies. It was the nation's worst political violence in more than 20 years. Suraporn, a Red Shirt supporter at the rally, blamed the Abhisitgovernment for killing the Red Shirt protestors. "To remember the two years already - the last government killpeople," said Suraporn. "I want to (know) who kill thepeople, who killed the people - the Red Shirts." New York-based Human Rights Watch, in a report this week, said theYingluck government and the military have been slow to investigatethe deaths. Brad Adams, Asia Director for the watchdog group, wantsthe Justice Ministry"s Department of Special Investigations,or DSI, to pick up the pace. "Only 16 cases have been forwarded from the DSI for officialpost mortem investigations," said Adams. "It isinexplicable there"s no good reason why they stopped at 16except that the military clearly does not want these investigationsto go forward. Our goal is to remind people about the victims ofthe violence and the fact that this far there has been no justicefor these victims." Adams says the Yingluck government has failed to keep promises madeduring last year's election campaign to provide justice for thevictims of political violence. He also says the government needed to resist pressures to engage inwhitewash and warned the current efforts to pass an amnesty law forabuses committed by government forces and armed protestors would bewhat he called an affront to victims who seek and deserve justice Earlier Human Rights Watch reports accused security forces ofshootings and grenade attacks against the protestors, while notingsome of the violence was caused by an armed wing of the protestmovement known as the "Black Shirts." Nattaput Akahad's 25-year-old sister, Kamonkate, was fatally shoton May 19, 2010, while working as a medic on wounded protesters. Healso opposes an amnesty bill, even though many believe it wouldopen the way for Thaksin to return to Thailand. Nattaput says the reconciliation and amnesty bill will only lead toa whitewash and provide impunity for murderers. Nevertheless, author and commentator Chris Baker expects theparliament to press ahead with the amnesty bill and doubts anyonewill be held accountable for the killings. "At the moment, I think it"s rather unlikely (anyonewill be held accountable)," said Baker. "That"sdepressing. It would be nice if this was to be the first of themany of such incidents that was really cleaned up properly but Isuspect it is going to be no different from any in the past.It"s going to lie there and fester." Despite the differences between the Red Shirts and the government,UDD leaders and analysts say the movement will remain loyal to theYingluck administration and continue to support its other policies. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China Industrial Grade UPS , Outdoor UPS Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Line Interactive UPS today!
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