Amnesty International released a report criticising...

Amnesty International released a report criticising the lack of a credible investigation into the bloodshed unleashed by Thailand's 2003 official war on drugs. At least 2,252 people were killed in a three-month anti-drug campaign, yet Thaksin Shinawatra, prime minister, "appeared to condone such killings" with repeated public statements that death was an appropriate fate for drug dealers. "The stated policy of the royal Thai government has allowed the killing of more than 2,000 people by unknown assailants with impunity," the report said. While many killings were believed to have been extra-judicial executions, "relatives and associates of those who have been murdered are often too terrified for their own lives to seek an investigation", and none has yet been held accountable for most of these crimes.