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By Luke Hunt
The killing of an activist adds to tensions in a country that some believe is sliding towards civil war.
The killing of a well known poet and Red Shirt activist in Thailand has outraged human rights activists and prompted speculation that the country is again on the verge of civil war, with supporters of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra warning the government is facing a “judicial coup.”
Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, died in hospital after being shot twice in the chest by unidentified gunmen in broad daylight while sitting in his parked car outside a restaurant in Bangkok.
Brad Adams, Asia director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) described the killing as brutal and outrageous, which “can only worsen the already tense political situation in Thailand.”
Known by his penname “Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee,” Komal was prominent at rallies organized by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), more commonly known as Red Shirts. Hereferred to himself as their poet.
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