On 22 Nov, Jun Maruyama, First Secretary for Political Affairs of the Japanese Embassy in Thailand, met with Deputy Commander of Metropolitan Police Pol Maj Gen Sumeth Ruangsawat to hear about progress in the police investigation into the case of Hiro Muramoto, a photographer for Reuters who was killed during the military crackdown on the red shirts at Khok Wua intersection in Bangkok on 10 April.

Pol Maj Gen Sumeth told reporters after the meeting, which lasted over an hour, that the Department of Special Investigation had already sent him the forensic findings in the case as to who was killed and when and where, as well as the cause of death, as required by Section 150 of the Criminal Procedural Code, while the agency was still working on other details.

He said that the police would take 30 days starting from 16 Nov, when the DSI sent its findings, to conclude the case and forward it to the public prosecutor, but if the investigation yielded no clear results, the police could have the 30-day timeframe extended twice more.

He said that he had explained this to the Japanese Embassy, and it was satisfied.  He would keep the Embassy informed of any progress.