Senate Military Affairs Committee prepares to invade Sattahip Naval Base this Friday to find out whether the 'private' was truly assaulted to death or not, and will travel to Songkhla to provide emotional support to the family. The Senate Committee on Military and State Security led by Ms. Witawee Pratumsawat, Senator as the committee spokesperson, held a press conference on the case of Private First Class Sirawat Jaidee who died during training at the Naval Police Department in Sattahip District, Chonburi Province. Ms. Witawee said that the initial meeting of the committee discussed this urgent issue because it was of interest to the public and society. The committee members shared the same view that action should be taken urgently, clarity should be created, and appropriate relief should be provided. There should also be a study of solutions and development of the military personnel system to truly align with current security missions. General Sawat Tasana, the committee chairman, expressed his concern an d condolences for the incident. Death during training is something that should not have happened. However, when it has happened, it is necessary to urgently take care of it and build confidence among the public. Therefore, the committee is committed to working proactively towards the mission as a reliable source of support in monitoring and helping to promote and support the work of security agencies throughout the system to ensure the peace of the public and national development are of utmost importance. Ms. Witawee said that in the meeting, the chairman of the committee assigned an urgent task, assigning Mr. Chaiyong Manirungsakul, secretary of the committee, to go to Songkhla Province to give moral support and visit the family of the deceased soldier and to acknowledge the facts of the incident. In order to present the initial facts to report to the committee to forward to the relevant agencies for consideration to ensure fairness, including assigning Lieutenant Colonel Koraphot Runghiranwat, third vice c hairman of the committee, and Lieutenant Commander Wuttipong Phongsuwan, advisor to the committee, to go to the area to listen to initial information from the agencies at the training center of the Naval Police Department, Sattahip District, Chonburi Province, which is the location of the incident, to acknowledge important information before entering the process to ensure fairness for all parties. Ms. Witawee said that the meeting of the committee assigned the subcommittee on military affairs, veterans and security forces for public assistance and national development to consider studying the approach to solving the problem and developing the military manpower system to be in line with the threats to be a modern army and truly effective for current and future security missions. While Lieutenant Commander Wuttipong said that this is a matter that we cannot ignore, so we have coordinated with the navy to urgently enter the area. It is expected that this Friday (11 October) there will be an entry into the area . This is an unusual matter. Saying that it is normal is not. It is considered an important and urgent matter. It has a great impact on the morale and encouragement of the soldiers on duty and the people. 'Many people said it was a murder, an accident, or that the body was not ready. Therefore, we must consult a doctor to find out what caused the symptoms. With good wishes for the army and its personnel, including the morale of our fellow citizens, if he is still not well enough, it is a problem for the army that needs to be improved, especially basic hygiene and first aid, which are problems that we see in the news. Therefore, solving the problem must be done quickly in many dimensions. We probably would not call the relevant agencies to explain. When we did, it was as you see. We would not have gotten the real person, so we just went to meet him. We might have started by meeting the commander of the navy, then went to meet the military police battalion,' said Lieutenant Commander Wuttipong. Source: Thai News Agency
