JAKARTA - Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra apologized for the deaths of dozens of Muslim protesters two decades ago who piled up in army trucks. But until now no one has been tried.
The crackdown of security forces in the city of Tak Bai in the southern part in 2004 led to the death of 85 people.
This event is one of the most important events in the separatist uprising that broke out again in the same year and has since killed more than 7,600 people.
"I am very sad about what happened and apologize on behalf of the government," said Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
He promised to make sure a similar incident does not happen again.
Incidents in Thailand, where the majority of the population is Buddhist, attracted international attention and drew widespread criticism, after 78 people were killed or killed while tied up and piled up in army trucks. Seven other people were shot dead.
The crackdown was widely known as the Tak Bai massacre and took place under the administration of Paetongtarn's father, Thaksin Shinawatra, an important figure behind the ruling Pheu Thai Party.
Efforts to try security personnel have failed, including two attempts in the past two months.
In August, the court accepted a criminal lawsuit filed by the victim's family against seven senior officials, including a retired general and lawmaker from the ruling party, but all of whom were not present at the trial.
The separate cases against eight other personnel filed by the Attorney General last month yielded no results.
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Paetongtarn said the incident should not be politicized. Thai police said they were actively tracking down 14 suspects and had issued an Interpol red notice.
"Even though the case is over, history and memories will not end," Ratsada Manooratsada, the lawyer for the victim's family, told Reuters.
"(Families) will never forget because the perpetrators are not tried," he said.
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