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Climate of fear prevails
News, Editorial, Published on 05/10/2019
» At a Pattani forum on Sept 28, 12 panellists who included opposition party leaders discussed constitutional amendments and how they could address the prolonged conflict in the restive deep South.
Allow judicial criticism
News, Editorial, Published on 19/04/2019
» When law lecturer-turned-politician Piyabutr Saengkanokkul read out a statement by his Future Forward Party (FFP) on the Constitutional Court's dissolution of the Thai Raksa Chart Party in March, it did not cause him much trouble.
The wrong arm of the law
News, Editorial, Published on 23/02/2019
» The National Council for Peace and Order's (NCPO) legal arm, the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Office, has proved to be both powerful and abusive. Its numerous legal actions against civilians, mainly activists and politicians, have barely benefited the public but instead served the regime's interests.
New year, fresh hope
News, Editorial, Published on 01/01/2019
» Another year, another promise of an election -- only this time the promise appears to be real. The fourth year and part of the fifth under the military regime were hardly noteworthy. The nation survived but did not prosper, economically or morally. There is almost universal hope in every corner of the country that 2019 will be different.
More empty NCPO threats
News, Editorial, Published on 02/08/2018
» The infamous "legal department" of the military regime has unveiled its new target of political bullying: The Future Forward Party. Led by Col Burin Thongprapai, the National Council for Peace and Order's (NCPO) legal team has filed a police complaint against three members of the party accusing them of provoking public disturbances and violating the Computer Crime Act over some remarks on June 29.
Civilian dissent is not a crime
News, Editorial, Published on 04/02/2018
» In an ill-advised effort, the police and some military officers have teamed up to take legal action against small groups of people for peaceful gatherings or even simply using social media.