Thailand has set up an independent commission to probe whether its security forces used excessive force last week when they stormed a centuries-old southern Thai mosque, and killed 32 suspected Islamic militants holed up inside. The investigation comes amid mounting international concern over the slaughter of 108 people – whom Bangkok insists were all armed militants – after insurgents mounted simultaneous attacks on police posts across southern Thailand last Wednesday. Jakrapop Penkhair, a government spokesman, said the seven-member commission – whose members include prominent Muslim diplomats, bureaucrats and academics – would prepare an “anatomy of the incident”, exploring both “what led up to it and how it was handled”.Full Story
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