Seven army officers who were allegedly involved in the beating up to death of a conscript in Yala’s Bannang Sata district have been detained pending an investigation into the tragic incident.

Colonel Pramote Prom-in, spokesman of the forward command of the Internal Security Operations Command’s Region 4, said Tuesday that initial finding confirmed that the seven officers were accountable for the death of Private Songtham Moodmud, 23, who was based at Payak garrison in Bannang Sata district.

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