Long-delayed inquest into 2010 killing of Reuters cameraman in Thailand ends inconclusively

Former Chairwoman of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) or Red Shirts, Thida Thavornseth talks to reporters as she leaves the Bangkok South Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, April 30, 2015. An inquest into the death of a Reuters video journalist shot during a Thai military crackdown on protesters in 2010 has ended inconclusively, with the court saying it cannot determine if soldiers or protesters fired the fatal shot. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) (The Associated Press)

Former Chairwoman of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) or Red Shirts, Thida Thavornseth, second right, talks to reporters as she leaves the Bangkok South Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, April 30, 2015. An inquest into the death of a Reuters video journalist shot during a Thai military crackdown on protesters in 2010 has ended inconclusively, with the court saying it cannot determine if soldiers or protesters fired the fatal shot. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) (The Associated Press)

BANGKOK – An inquest into the death of a Reuters video journalist shot during a Thai military crackdown on protesters in 2010 has ended inconclusively, with a court saying it cannot determine if soldiers or protesters fired the fatal shot.

The Bangkok South Criminal Court announced the results of the inquest Thursday — five years after Japanese cameraman Hiroyuki Muramoto was killed while covering bloody clashes on April 10, 2010.

The court said "it was not known who committed the action" since it could not determine the type of weapon or bullet used.

Thailand has been criticized for the slow pace of investigations into more than 90 deaths that took place during mass protests in 2010.

Previous inquests have blamed some deaths on Thai soldiers but no soldiers have been held accountable.