Tight security for murder re-enactment
Handcuffed and wearing a bullet-proof vest, suspect Winyu Rattanawannee gestures during a re-enactment yesterday of the May 27 murder of former Thai Rak Thai MP Kobkul Nopamornbodee.
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Two of the six suspects in the murder of former Thai Rak Thai MP Kobkul Nopamornbodee yesterday re-enacted the crime under tight security over fears for their safety.
Police officers had Winyu Rattanawannee, or "Love", and Anont Phanrat wear armoured vests for fear that they might be shot while out in the open. They also closed off many roads near the re-enactment scenes and posted more than 1,000 police officers and volunteers on standby to control the situation.Late last month another suspect - Sa-ngad Phumpheng - was found dead shortly before police could arrest him. Although Sa-ngad wrote a suicide note before drinking poisoned beer, it was widely speculated that he might have been forced to take his life. Anont and Winyu were charged with premeditated murder. Two accomplices - Chayasit Weerawong-rawong, or Korawit, and Wanchana Supachaisirimuang - are being held as state witnesses. The other key suspect is Anantasak Srisawas. Winyu yesterday told police that he agreed to join the murder team as a driver for the gunmen in order to repay Anantasak, who had supported him and his family. He said he was not paid for the job. The other suspects named Anantasak and Anont as the gunmen. However, Anantasak has not confessed and insists on testifying only in court.
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