Thai Examiner
Vexing questions regarding M16 rifles and 11 phone numbers being raised over attempted murder of MP
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A Navy rifle officially destroyed in 2020 allegedly resurfaced in a bid to kill an MP. Now Kamolsak Leewamae says hidden phone records, US-supplied weapons and missing links may expose the masterminds behind one of Thailand’s most serious and nakedly
Key facts
- A Navy rifle officially destroyed in 2020 allegedly resurfaced in a bid to kill an MP
- Navy faces scrutiny after firearm marked destroyed in 2020 allegedly reappears in shooting case
- MP says 11 phone numbers may hold the key to identifying those behind the March 20 assassination plot
- Narathiwat MP Kamolsak Leewamae is demanding answers over an M16 rifle that allegedly resurfaced after disposal, other US-supplied firearms and 11 telephone numbers he says could lead to the masterminds behind the March 20 ambush
- Questions mount after allegedly destroyed Navy rifle resurfaces in attack on Narathiwat MP
- One of them was reportedly destroyed by the Royal Thai Navy in 2020
Summary
An assassination attempt on a sitting MP has become one of Thailand’s most politically charged investigations after claims that a weapon used in the attack was destroyed by the Royal Thai Navy six years ago. Narathiwat MP Kamolsak Leewamae is demanding answers over an M16 rifle that allegedly resurfaced after disposal, other US-supplied firearms and 11 telephone numbers he says could lead to the masterminds behind the March 20 ambush.
Fresh questions have emerged in the attempted assassination case involving Narathiwat MP Kamolsak Leewamae. This time, the focus is on two firearms allegedly used in the attack. One of them was reportedly destroyed by the Royal Thai Navy in 2020. Yet six years later, it allegedly resurfaced in a shooting targeting a sitting Member of Parliament.