Is Amnesty seeking to mislead world about rights situation in Thailand: Don
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FOREIGN Minister Don Pramudwinai questioned Tuesday if Amnesty International has sought to mislead the media and public into thinking the Thai government restricts human rights.
Don was referring to a letter from Amnesty’s headquarters in the United Kingdom to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and him, urging Prayut who is also chief of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to cancel NCPO order No 3/2015 and drop all charges against political activists.
Amnesty issued the letter after four student activists were arrested by security officials last Wednesday on charges of holding an illegal gathering at Thammasat University’s Rangsit campus. The Military Court released the students the next day but police warned the students they would be rounded up again if they gathered illegally.
NCPO order 3/2015 features measures to deal with any action intended to undermine or destroy peace and national security, violate notifications or orders of the NCPO, or to commit offences under the laws on firearms, ammunition, explosives, fireworks and artificial weapons which threaten the peace and security of the nation.
Don said he would like to invite representatives of the rights body to talk to him at the ministry about the matter.
