Prawit: military student’s death ‘not from beating’

“He was ill. No one beat him up,” said Prawit, who is also the deputy prime minister overseeing security affairs.
He said he believed the Armed Forces Academy Preparatory School (AFAPS) explanation in the case of Phakhapong “Meay” Tanyakan.
Phakhapong, a first-year student at the AFAPS, died on October 17 under what his family believes is suspicious circumstances. According to the family, he almost died two months earlier due to punishment he received at the school. 
The official autopsy by the military-owned Phramongkutklao Hospital shows Phakhapong died of acute heart failure. 
Asked about the punishment related to discipline issue, Prawit said all AFAPS students had to deal with that. 
“When I was a student there, I also received punishment and lost consciousness because of that. Anyway, I’ve survived,” he said.