Lawmakers Summon Navy Arms Officials Over Missing Gun
A parliamentary committee has summoned navy officials to testify on July 24 about a missing M16 rifle allegedly used in the assassination of a Narathiwat MP, after the weapon was supposedly destroyed.
On July 14, Rangsiman Rome, a Pheu Thai list MP and deputy party leader, signed an urgent letter to the defense minister and navy commanders inviting them to testify before the House committee on law, justice, and human rights on July 24 at the Naval Weapons Department in Chon Buri province. The meeting aims to investigate legal issues, justice obstacles, and human rights violations related to weapon management and security operations. The committee specifically requested testimony on the handling of an M16 rifle numbered 8122935, which was transferred from the Naval Weapons Department to the Royal Thai Navy command and later distributed to field units. The investigation will examine whether the actual weapon was returned for disposal or if only paperwork was submitted, whether the navy established proper committees to inspect the damaged weapon, and whether the rifle was physically returned to the Naval Weapons Department for destruction. Media reports indicate that the rifle in question was supposedly destroyed but allegedly appeared in the assassination of Kamlasak Leewamao, a Narathiwat MP from the People's Party.
