Erawan Bombing Trial May Last Until 2022, Lawyer Says

BANGKOK — The trial of two Uighur men accused of staging a 2015 terror attack that killed 20 people could last until 2022, a defense lawyer said Monday.

Nearly two years after a bomb struck Erawan Shrine in the heart of Bangkok, police investigator Lt. Col. Somkiat Ploytubtim – the first out of 400 witnesses from the prosecutor’s side – was cross-examined by the defense today.

Full story: khaosodenglish.com

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Khaosod English

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