'When he pulled the trigger, he became a criminal'Army chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong during his press conference at Royal Thai Army headquarters in Bangkok on Tuesday. The army chief recounted the chronology of the shooting spree in Muang district of Nakhon Ratchasima. Gen Apirat said the shooter used his personal weapon to kill people he had a conflict with at their residence. "There are people who criticise the army, I urge them not to blame the army... because the army is a sacred organisation," adding "blame me - General Apirat". The army chief admitted the shooter was maltreated by his supervisor and said he had already terminated many unsound “welfare” projects, some of which involved middlemen.

Source: Bangkok Post February 11, 2020 05:15 UTC