the temporary prison set up at a Bangkok military compound,
where one of the three latest lese majeste suspects died by
hanging on Friday.
The Cross
Cultural Foundation yesterday called for the jail
-- initially set up to deal
with the Erawan bombing suspects --
to be closed after suspect Pol Maj Prakrom
Warunprapa was
pronounced dead on Friday
night. Officers said they found him hanging
by a noose made
from his shirt in his cell at the detention facility attached
to
the 11th Military Circle. The Corrections Department pronounced
the death a
suicide.
The foundation said cases with severe
charges, such as lese
majeste, need to be transparent and accountable.
The
integrity of the Thai justice system is compromised by
"special
cases" in which arrest,
by the military, it said. The foundation
wanted the prison
shut down and for all suspects to be handled by the regular
prison system. Authorities should also allow independent
agencies -- such as
the UN.
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the
International
Committee of the Red Cross -- to visit detained
suspects, it said.
The Corrections Department said Pol Maj Prakrom's
cell had
no windows and corrections
officers could not see the inmate
from the outside.
Pol
Maj Prakrom was one of three suspects charged last week
with violating Section
112 of the Criminal Code, for allegedly
making false claims about the monarchy for personal gain.
The
other suspects are Suriyan Sucharitpolwong,
a well-known fortune-teller also
known as Mor Yong, and
his close aide Jirawong Watthanathewasilp.
The Corrections Department says Mr Suriyan has a
hypertension problem. The Thai
Lawyers for Human
Rights group has called on authorities to allow the suspects
to face regular court trials. At press time yesterday, the body
of Pol Maj
Prakrom had yet to be sent to the Institute of
Forensic Medicine for an
autopsy.
News,General,Bangkok Post, 26 October 2015.
In my believe the military is the military of the King
and do their duty for the people.There is no reason for
them to have a malicious intention to the people.
Agree with the foundation in the point that the authorities
should also
allow independent agencies -- such as the UN,
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and
the
International Committee of the Red Cross -- to visit
detained suspects.
Sincerely Yours.
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