Army 'sorry' for calling dead military cadet up for the draftThe family of military cadet Pakapong Tanyakan at the Medical Council of Thailand in Nonthaburi province in August 2018, when they filed a complaint about the autopsy report on their son. (File photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)The army has apologised for sending a conscription notice to a military cadet who died in unusual circumstances three years ago, during his first year at the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School. Army spokesman Col Winthai Suvaree on Tuesday apologised for the hurt caused to the feelings of the young man's family. Media quoted Pichet Tanyakan, father of the late cadet, as saying the incident hurt the feelings of all the family. The first-year cadet died on Oct 17, 2017, a day after he returned to the school after a short break.

Source: Bangkok Post August 18, 2020 07:07 UTC