<p dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">The victim of a violent confrontation between the pro-government and anti-government camps in February has died today without receiving justice.</p> <p dir="ltr">Akaew Sae-Liew, a 72-year-old street vendor, was shot on his neck by gunmen, believably to be affiliated with the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), during a confrontation between the red shirts and anti-election PDRC guards at Lak Si Intersection on 1 February.</p> <p>After the incident, Akaew suffered from paralysis for eight months before his death this morning.</p>

<div>Prachatai talked to Prajak Kongkirati on the anti-democratic movement and the prospects for a peaceful solution to this conflict. &nbsp;</div> <div> </div>