Question about Thai history and King?

Question

Some people say that the King of Thailand shot his brother but it was covered up. Others say his older brother didn't want to be king so he became a monk and lives on DOi Tung. What is the official report? What do you personally believe?

Answer 1

I think allankw is right "nobody knows for sure" and RINrin too.  I do not think that an outsider at Yahoo Answers who is not an expert on the functioning of a Colt 45 could provide the answer simply by "pasting" portions of a Wikipedia article.

Answer 2

The untimely death of Ananda Mahidol (September 20, 1925 – June 9, 1946), the eighth king of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand remains an unsolved mystery. An initial radio announcement on 9 June surmised that the King was accidentally killed while toying with his pistol. In October 1946, a Commission of Inquiry reported that the King's death could not have been accidental, but that neither suicide nor murder was satisfactorily proved. In November 1947, Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram staged a coup against the elected government and ordered a trial. King Ananda's secretary, Senator Chaleo Patoomros, and the pages, But and Chit, were arrested and charged with conspiracy to kill the King.

The King's death is still a mystery. Since this subject is never openly discussed in Thailand, the best current account is in William Stevenson's The Revolutionary King, written with the co-operation of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. This account exculpates those executed and suggests that Ananda Mahidol was murdered by Tsuji Masanobu, a former Japanese intelligence officer who had been active in Thailand during the war.

It is clear from Stevenson's account that Ananda Mahidol cannot have killed himself, either by suicide (as is sometimes suggested) or accidentally. He was found lying on his back in his bed, not wearing his glasses, without which he was almost blind. He had a small bullet wound in his forehead and a somewhat larger exit wound in the back of his head. His pistol, a Colt .45 given to him as a gift by a former US Army officer, was not nearby.

The Colt .45 is not a prone to accidental discharge, it will fire only if considerable pressure is applied to the safety plate at the back of the butt at the same time as the trigger is depressed. The Colt is also a heavy pistol and difficult to use by a person without training. It would have been virtually impossible for Ananda Mahidol, a frail 20-year-old, to lie on his back and shoot himself in the forehead with such a pistol. If he had done so, the impact would have blown his skull apart, not caused the small wound seen by many witnesses.

Answer 3

By simply posing this question in Thailand you may be guilty of a crime and could receive a sentence of fifteen years in prison.

The official answer is that "nobody knows for sure". But three men were executed in the 1950's for being "responsible" for the death.

Thai rulers are considered semi-divine by their subjects, they are "Lords of Life" and "Sons of Heaven". I personally believe it is not a good thing to delve into these matters. The King is loved and respected by his people so it is not important.

Answer 4

I heard the first one before.. Im not trying to be rude..but our king is like our father or even more than that.. we're usually dont discuss something about this.. May be someone thats not thai may have answer for you..sorry.