"Abduction"

Many embassies in Thailand posted messages on Friday marking the anniversary of the disappearance of pro-democracy activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit.

Samut Prakarn police on Friday arrested Mongkol Santimetakul, 23, a guard of the pro-democracy movement, who had claimed he was abducted by mysterious men on the night of January 16 from his residence in Samut Prakarn.

The Bangkok Military Court has issued an arrest warrant for Mongkol Santimetakul, 23, one of the pro-democracy movement’s guards who had claimed that he was abducted by mysterious men on Saturday night.

One of the pro-democracy movement’s guards, Mongkol Santimetakul stands to face charges of providing false testimony about his claim that he was abducted by mysterious men on Saturday night.

Nakhon Phanom police were on Monday waiting for the provincial court to release an arrest warrant for a man who kidnapped his former girlfriend last week.

Police are hunting for a 40-year-old who has allegedly kidnapped his former 18-year-old girlfriend, and is now threatening to kill her.

Netizens have changed the Twitter hashtag for “disappeared” Thai pro-democracy activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit from #SaveWanchalearm to #RipWanchalearm since practically no progress has been made in the investigation of his disappearance.

Amnesty International Thailand called on Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to ensure “timely investigation of the abduction” of government critic Wanchalearm Satsaksit, in an event titled “One Month of finding the truth”, organised by the human rights organsation and the Satsaksit Family at Angoon Children’s Park in Bangkok’s Wattana district on Saturday (July 4) to mark the one-month anniversary since Wanchalearm disappeared in Cambodia.

The People’s Party for Freedom held a meeting to discuss the mysterious disappearance of Thai pro-democracy activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit in Cambodia.

Move Forward Party MP Rangsiman Rome brought up the abduction of pro-democracy activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit in Cambodia during Wednesday’s (June 10) session of the House of Representatives.

Cambodia has agreed to investigate the disappearance of Thai pro-democracy activist Wanchalerm Satsaksit, who was abducted from a Phnom Penh street on June 4, spokesperson for the Cambodian national police, Chhay Kim Khoeun, told Agence France-Presse on Tuesday (June 9).

The Cambodian government has announced that it will not launch an investigation into the disappearance of Thai political activist Wanchalerm Satsaksit until it is requested by either the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh or the victim’s relatives.