DSI teams to probe 'drug war' deaths
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is going to establish four teams to investigate four cases of murder and the disappearance of a woman during the Thaksin government's notorious "War on Drugs".
"The teams will mainly be made up of civil servants or military officers due to public suspicion that police might have been involved in these cases," DSI deputy director general Tharit Pengdit said yesterday. He said each team would be composed of between six and 10 members. Earlier this month, the DSI agreed to take charge of four murder cases involving six deaths and the disappearance of a woman. Tharit said ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra's speeches about his policy to launch a war on drugs would also be included in the investigative report. Human-rights activists have blamed Thaksin for spurring the spate of killings during the war on drugs.
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