By South East Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel
via CAAI News Media
Thailand's government has denied allegations it is attempting to cover up the true number of people killed in recent civil unrest.
Anti-government protesters allege that the death toll is higher than the official figure and the Mirror Foundation NGO claims that at least 39 people remain unaccounted for.
There have been a number of reports from protesters of the military removing bodies during dispersal of the rally in Bangkok almost two weeks ago.
However, the deputy prime minister has told parliament that there has been no cover-up. He says troops would have no reason to do that.
During a trip to northern Thailand a few days ago the ABC spoke with a number of protesters who have been unable to locate family members since the rally was dispersed.
It remains unclear why they have failed to make contact.
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