Pubdate: Tue, 18 Feb 2003
Source: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Copyright: The Post Publishing Public Co., Ltd. 2003
Contact:  http://www.bangkokpost.co.th/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/39
Author: Aroon Suansilppongse

TAKE TIME TO TAKE STOCK OF CAMPAIGN

Thaksin's brand of drug suppression is going haywire. The incidence of 
drug-related deaths rose sharply during the first 10 days of the campaign 
(Post editorial of Feb 14).

It would seem that Thaksin as a senior law enforcement officer cares 
nothing if those killed are not his children or relatives.

The law enforcement authorities blame the deaths on gangland executions. 
But they have no proof and have not arrested the suspected murderers.

Before Thailand returns to the old Western lawlessness and people take the 
law into their own hands, it is time to put a stop to this campaign and to 
reassess its operations.

Aroon Suansilppongse
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