Kyodo, Japan DT—13th April, 2010
As per the key sources of investigation, the police of Japan will investigate the death of a journalist in Bangkok who died during coverage of clashes between the security forces and the protestors against the government.
Hiroyuki Muramoto was 43 years of age and was very important journalist who worked for Reuters since the past 15 years. He was killed when the soldiers fired live ammunition and the rubber bullets. The army has launched a serious attack on the protestors for firing live ammunitions that include the grenades and live rounds. In the recent clashes, sixteen people have been killed.
This journalist is included in the list. The death of the Japanese journalist will be investigated by the provision of the panel card for which the department of metropolitan police of Bangkok will apply. This process will allow the Japanese police to have an easy access to the nation of Thailand for investigation of this case. The Tokyo police will investigate the case with full cooperation with the Thai police. There will be coordination with the Japanese embassy in Bangkok. All this will help to reach into the depth of the case.
The police want to detect how Muramoto died when the bullet pierced his chest. The prime minister of Japan yukio expressed has expressed great grief over this incident and has called on the government of Thailand to reach to the depth of the killing.