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Chiang Mai reds slam killing of radio host

By THE NATION
Published on December 23, 2010

A red-shirt group in Chiang Mai yesterday denounced the brutal killing of a programme host at a local pro-red radio station and called for fair investigation into his death.

In their five-point statement read out at the Warorot Grand Palace Hotel in the northern city, the Rak Chiang Mai 51 group suspected the killing of FM92.5 community radio host Noi Banjong -had something to do with his political activities. The man's body was found on Tuesday with 18 bullet wounds and his hand clutching seven methamphetamine pills.

A leader of the Chiang Mai red shirts, Krissana Promrampueng, said yesterday that Noi had no involvement with illicit drugs and he had no enemies. "He just worked as a tuk-tuk driver and a DJ in the radio programmes organised by Rak Chiang Mai 51," he said.

Three months ago, another local red shirt Krissada Klaharn was shot dead by a group of gunmen using assault rifles. The red shirts said yesterday they believed the attack was also politically motivated.

The red shirts' statement called for fair investigation into the two "unusual deaths" and called for the "political killings" to be ended, otherwise the red shirts all over the country would rise up to protect their lives and liberties.