Communist Suppression Operations Command
The CSOC was established in 1966 with the assistance of the United States to coordinate nationwide anti-Communist operations.
Following the 17 November 1971 coup by military dictators Thanom Kittikachorn and Prapas Charusathian, Praphas appointed himself Interior Minister, Chief of Police, and head of the CSOC.
The CSOC was implicated in several atrocities in its 1970s war against leftist groups. This included the murder of southern Thai activists by putting them into drums of boiling oil.
Student leader Thirayut Boonmee showed evidence that the destruction of Ban Na Sai village in the Northeast of Thailand was the handiwork of the CSOC. The military had earlier claimed that the Communist Party of Thailand had been behind the villages destruction.
The ISOC succeeded the CSOC after the overthrow of Thanom and Prapas.
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