Brutal attacks against critics of the military are piling up in Thailand since last year, without that you will be informed. But in the meantime, the government can no longer ignore such cases.
It happened on broad daylight, in the North-East of Bangkok. The noise of motorbikes swarming through the tough midday traffic. Passers-by wait at the street corners, patiently waiting for their Bus. Democracy activist Sirawith Seritiwat, in Thailand by the nickname “cha Niu”, is on the way to the bus stop, walking with his briefcase on the Sidewalk. Behind and in front of him two white Roller stop, which attract the attention of the 27-year old only, as the four helmeted Masked with raised batons to cut off the path. The panic-like escape on the road, do not succeed him. Around 15 seconds, the attacker will beat cha Niu. Until his white shirt is blood soaked and he remains motionless on the Asphalt. With skull fractures, a broken nose and eye injuries, he is in the hospital, where he is still treated.
“Ruthless and efficient”
“It’s a little better,” says cha Niu less than a week after the Robbery with a weak voice to the DW. “Fortunately, I was able to see again today with the injured eye.” The attack on cha Niu, which has already been treated previously, sticks at the beginning of June, when they Leave a rally of Unknown blow, is only Overlapped a minimum of ten violent democracy activists since last year. In the latter case, it is the participants of Pro-democracy rallies, trenchant critics of the government, which is protesting with posters on the street or on Social Media channels against the former military government, which had, in the meantime, by-elections and a tailor-made electoral system as a civil government is legitimate.
Activist “cha Niu” (in the middle) in March, 2019 on the street in Bangkok
Cha Nius fellow Aekachai Hongkangwan sat at the visit on the hospital bed. Also he’s already been beaten multiple poles with shock and said to DW: “I would imagine that the army is behind it. The way the attackers approach, seems to me to be by no means amateurish, but ruthless and efficient.” Aeckachai also sat in prison for defamation of the king. Another beating victim Anurak Jeantawanich, was also used for victims of the paragraphs against lèse-majesté is. As against the junta, critical politicians, numerous lawsuits are also against simple protesters pending, but they are different than those of violence target of physical.
Pranih Danwattananusorn, the wife of the wanted Communists Surachai, shows photos of her since December, missing husband
Murders of veterans of the resistance against the military
In the series of attacks on critics of the regime, the grey-a part of full at the end of two veterans of the resistance against the Thai military governments: by the end of December 2018, were was washed up on a sandy beach in the North-East of Thailand, two dead bodies on Land, where it Kraidet to Chatcharn “Puschana” Buppawan and his comrades-in-arms “Kasalong” Luelert, as the result of a DNA analysis were made, because the corpses were horrible disfigured and maltreated. The two had joined the country-wide well-known Communists and anti-monarchists Surachai “Saedan” Danwattananusorn together Laos fled 2014 to the neighbouring and propagated from there by way of the Online Video Revolution in Thailand.
Surachais wife Pranih is convinced that her husband was murdered: “Until the end of December to us Surachai has sent daily messages. 12. December ended the messages.” During a Meeting with the DW Pranih leafing through a photo album, pointing to one of the last images of her husband in his home country. “That was 2013 at the time of his release from prison because of lese-Majesty.” Since the 70s, the prominent government critic, had spent walls for many years behind Thai prison. Even after his escape to Laos, the already 76 year-old Communist was a warrant out for arrest. Once again for defamation of the king, what can be punished in Thailand with up to 15 years in prison. “My husband and his comrades-in-arms were wanted dissidents. Therefore, it is possible that the Thai military stick behind the horrible murders in it”, believes Pranih Danwattananusorn.
The son of a murdered government critic Chatcharn “Puschana” Buppawan to the funeral in a suburb of Bangkok
Education required
The Thai authorities deny this allegation vehemently. The promised investigation was, however, in the Sand. “I have been informed that the investigation has been terminated,” says the son of the murdered Phuschana compared to the DW.
Organisations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, insist on education both of the attacks on the activists, as well as the murders of government opponents in exile. Even Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-Cha (article image) stated, the case of cha Niu to the “chief thing,” instructed the competent authorities to intensify the investigation and to let the victims of any and all medical care. “I’m not your opponent”, the Ex-General and the powers-that-quote and congratulated cha Niu to his scholarship in India, where the 27-year-old wanted to include this month a study. “When I’m fit again, I want to focus myself fully on my studies in India. I will not let dissuade me,” says cha Niu in the hospital bed.