Thailand - Italian journalist's family fears his army killers will be pardoned

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A Bangkok criminal court investigating Italian freelance journalist Fabio Polenghi's death during clashes between security forces and “Red Shirt” demonstrators in Bangkok on 19 May 2010 ruled yesterday that a soldier fired the bullet that caused his death. After talking to Polenghi's sister, Elisabetta Polenghi, Reporters Without Borders urges the authorities not to pardon those responsible for the fatal shot. “We take note of the court's ruling, which comes three years after Polenghi's death, (...)

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