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Fundamentally thats why I am asking you to point em towards the articles that gave you the impression that they had not,
First batch of political violence victims compensated
I think this is the pertinent stuff from the link
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Many victims have registered to receive the compensation, while some hesitated.

The families of Samapan Srithep, a 17-year-old youth killed during the political chaos, and of Kamonkate Akhad, a volunteer nurse who was shot dead at Pathumwattanaram Temple on May 19, 2010 during the military crackdown on the Red Shirt protests, reaffirmed they would not register for compensation until they are informed that their civil case could still proceed.

The family said they were upset that registration documents stated that no civil suit to be filed against the government in exchange for the compensation granted.

The two families then submitted their complaint to Sompas Nilpan, public service director for the Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office who reaffirmed that the government's scheme already included civil case compensation so that the plaintiff need not spend time in court procedures

Deputy Premier Yongyuth also met with them, accompanied by human rights activists who urged that the rights of the victims should not be violated and that today's distribution of compensation was considered only as initial aid.

After the ten-minute discussion, Mr Sompas revealed that the deputy premier allowed the two families have the right to file both further civil and criminal cases, but under the condition that no charge will be filed against the government.
This is very much what I have read to date, and unfortunately whilst they are very clear about what cannot be sued, they haven't really clarified what can be. I guess its going to be the legal definition of 'the government' under thai law. I.E having agreed not to sue the government can you then go off and sue the ministry of defence, the army chief at the time and if by some chance you were able to obtain the names of the 6 soldiers doing the shooting, them? If the answer is yes, then as you say they have not signed away their rights to sue for the truth.

although in the case of the nurse murdered in the temple grounds,now they will probably have to start by suing the soldiers, by name, that shot their daughter and work up the chain of command, rather than start at the top with the government and work their way down to the soldiers.

what is also a little cloudy is
first they sign a document agreeing no civil suit to be filed against the government in exchange for the compensation granted
then we are told
Prime Minister's Office who reaffirmed that the government's scheme already included civil case compensation so that the plaintiff need not spend time in court procedures
followed by
the deputy premier allowed the two families have the right to file both further civil and criminal cases, but under the condition that no charge will be filed against the government.

why would these two families be granted dispensation to sue everyone but the government if they like all the other families already retained that right?