The apology is believed to be the first he has made in public over the incident known as the “Tak Bai massacre”, and comes nearly four months after the statute of limitations expired and murder charges against seven suspects were dropped.
Thaksin, who was premier at the time of the massacre, said Sunday he wanted to apologise for any actions that may have made people “feel uneasy”.
“If there was any mistake or any discontent caused by me, I would like to apologise.”
“If he is sincere (about the apology), he should (also) say sorry to the families... face to face,“ she said.
Subsequently, 78 people suffocated after they were arrested and stacked on top of each other in the back of Thai military trucks, face down and with their hands tied behind their backs.
But the officials avoided appearing in court, preventing the case from progressing, and in October Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra -- Thaksin’s daughter -- said it was not possible to extend the statute of limitations.
No member of the Thai security forces has ever been jailed for extrajudicial killings or torture in the “deep south”, despite years of allegations of abuses across the region.
The conflict has seen more than 7,000 people killed since January 2004.
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