Bundit Jaroenwanit, and Jirawat Poompreuk,Thailand RIP

[Rachel]

Friends,
please remember these two men.

Rachel

Drug dealers put to death

2 convicted drug traffickers at Bang Khwang prison have been executed by lethal injection.

Bundit Jaroenwanit, 45, and Jirawat Poompreuk, 52, yesterday became the country's 5th and 6th people to be executed by lethal injection, which replaced death by shooting* in 2003.

The atmosphere at Bang Khwang prison in Nonthaburi was subdued yesterday when the 2 learned they were about to die.

They were given 60 minutes to call or write to their loved ones. They were then offered a last meal and a chance to listen to a sermon from a monk invited from Wat Bang Praek Tai.

They were blindfolded and given flowers, candles and incense sticks before being taken to the execution chamber.

The two, their legs manacled, turned their faces towards the temple as they were laid out on beds.


Source - Bangkok Post




* My note: This was previously carried out by machine gun fire.

[JJS811]

R.I.P. Bundit and Jirawat. Prayers to your families, friends and supporters at this terrible time.

[mammastalkin]

So sad. May they rest in peace.

[MrsMc]

Dear God. Those poor men.

I hope their families find peace somehow....

[Kay]

May they RIP.....