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Short arm of the law
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/10/2024
» As the expiry of the statute of limitations in the Tak Bai case looms, the ruling Pheu Thai Party has yet to show its willingness to bring those involved to justice -- if only as a gesture of respect for the rule of law. That is upsetting, to say the least.
Overdue trial for Tak Bai
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/08/2024
» The decision by Narathiwat Provincial Court to hear a lawsuit against seven high-ranking officials accused of murdering protesters in the Tak Bai incident two decades ago is a milestone for efforts to eradicate the culture of impunity in Thai society.
Much hangs on Tak Bai
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/05/2024
» Last week, the Muslim Attorney Centre Foundation representing relatives of the Tak Bai tragedy filed charges with Narathiwat provincial court against nine highly ranked security officials responsible for crowd control in Tak Bai on Oct 25, 2004.
Drop the forest plan
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/07/2022
» The Royal Thai Army (RTA) probably expected to receive kudos from environmentalists and the public in general for its reforestation mission. It did not.
Teargas lies taint police
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/11/2020
» The Royal Thai Police have compromised their integrity by going back on their word after the use of teargas during the rally at Pathumwan intersection in mid-October.
PM must embrace youthful ingenuity
News, Editorial, Published on 25/10/2020
» Although the October 6, 1976 massacre marked a bloody end to the hope of student activists in the aftermath of the popular uprising three years earlier, the spark ignited by the 1973 generation has flickered back to life this year as protests led by a new student movement have flared up across the nation.
Don't let Tak Bai justice die
News, Editorial, Published on 25/10/2019
» Fifteen years ago today, 85 Muslim men died as a direct result of what appeared to be atrocities committed by security officers against protesters in Tak Bai, Narathiwat. It was a horrific tragedy. Sadly, no one has been brought to justice yet, and the statute of limitations for prosecution will expire in five years.
Eyewitness to injustice
News, Editorial, Published on 21/07/2018
» As a key witness in the deaths of six people killed during the military's dispersal of red-shirt protests in 2010, former paramedic Nathathida Meewangpla, who is now 40, has found herself at the other end of the justice process -- as a defendant in two criminal lawsuits that have seen her taken into custody without bail for more than three years pending court hearings.