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PEACEFUL ACTIVISTS ARRESTED, FACING CHARGES
Five activists were arrested on 20-21 January, one of whom reports being abducted and ill-treated by military officials before being taken to a police station. They, along with six other activists, face trial in a military court and up to six months in prison and/or a fine for taking part in peaceful activities to highlight allegations of official corruption.
At 10.30 pm on 20 January, eight masked men wearing military uniforms arrived atThammasat University, in the capital, Bangkok, in two vehicles with no visible number plates, and forced student Sirawith Seritiwat into one of the vehicles. He has since told reporters that his face was covered and he was driven to an unknown location where he was hit, kicked, had a sharp object pressed into his back and verbally abused, after he refused to obey orders to squat on the grass. In the early hours of 21 January, officials from the 2nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, handed him over to Nimit Mai Police Station, in Bangkok. He was then taken to Thonburi Railway Police Station, also in Bangkok, where he was formally arrested at 4 am on 21 January.
Sirawith Serithiwat is part of a group of six activists that had an outstanding order for their arrest, as they had not reported to Thonburi Railway Police Station, Bangkok, after being summoned on 22 December 2015 to face charges of participating in an illegal political gathering.
Student Chonticha Jaeng-rew and activists Korakoch Saengyenpan, Abhisit Sapnaphapan and Chanoknan Ruamsap were also arrested on 21 January. The Bangkok Military Court charged them with violating an official ban on “political” gatherings of more than five persons, and released them from custody. Thanet Anantawong is believed to have left Thailand.
The six activists, together with Kititach Sumanop, Wisarut Anupoonkarn, Kornanok Kamda, Wijit Hanhaboon and lawyer Anon Numpa, are facing up to six months’ imprisonment and/or a fine of up to 10,000 baht (US$276) following what would be an unfair trial in a military court. They are among a group of 37 activists who were detained for several hours on 7 December, when they were on their way to Rajabhakti Park, Prachuab Khiri Khan Province, with the intention to highlight allegations of military and official corruption in the construction of the park.
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PEACEFUL ACTIVISTS ARRESTED, FACING CHARGES
Five activists were arrested on 20-21 January, one of whom reports being abducted and ill-treated by military officials before being taken to a police station. They, along with six other activists, face trial in a military court and up to six months in prison and/or a fine for taking part in peaceful activities to highlight allegations of official corruption.
At 10.30 pm on 20 January, eight masked men wearing military uniforms arrived atThammasat University, in the capital, Bangkok, in two vehicles with no visible number plates, and forced student Sirawith Seritiwat into one of the vehicles. He has since told reporters that his face was covered and he was driven to an unknown location where he was hit, kicked, had a sharp object pressed into his back and verbally abused, after he refused to obey orders to squat on the grass. In the early hours of 21 January, officials from the 2nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, handed him over to Nimit Mai Police Station, in Bangkok. He was then taken to Thonburi Railway Police Station, also in Bangkok, where he was formally arrested at 4 am on 21 January.
Sirawith Serithiwat is part of a group of six activists that had an outstanding order for their arrest, as they had not reported to Thonburi Railway Police Station, Bangkok, after being summoned on 22 December 2015 to face charges of participating in an illegal political gathering.
Student Chonticha Jaeng-rew and activists Korakoch Saengyenpan, Abhisit Sapnaphapan and Chanoknan Ruamsap were also arrested on 21 January. The Bangkok Military Court charged them with violating an official ban on “political” gatherings of more than five persons, and released them from custody. Thanet Anantawong is believed to have left Thailand.
The six activists, together with Kititach Sumanop, Wisarut Anupoonkarn, Kornanok Kamda, Wijit Hanhaboon and lawyer Anon Numpa, are facing up to six months’ imprisonment and/or a fine of up to 10,000 baht (US$276) following what would be an unfair trial in a military court. They are among a group of 37 activists who were detained for several hours on 7 December, when they were on their way to Rajabhakti Park, Prachuab Khiri Khan Province, with the intention to highlight allegations of military and official corruption in the construction of the park.