Thai court won’t let student activist on lèse majesté charge study in Germany

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The Bangkok South Criminal Court has rejected an application from a Thai student, currently facing a lèse majesté charge, seeking to be allowed to pursue her post-graduate studies in Germany under a scholarship program.

 

According to Krisadang Nutcharat, a lawyer at Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), the decision is the second against Ravisara Eksgool, aka “Dear”, a graduate student of the Faculty of Arts at Chulalongkorn University. She has been awarded a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), under the Helmut Schmidt program for postgraduate courses, to undertake Master of Management in Non-Profit Organizations, at the University of Applied Sciences and  a preparatory language course in Germany from April 4th, 2022 until August 31st, 2024.

 

Krisadang said that yesterday (Thursday) the Bangkok South Criminal Court issued an order rejecting Ravisara’s application, claiming that it could not be sure that she will be able to comply with the proposed conditions during her time in Germany and may try to evade a trial.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-court-wont-let-student-activist-on-lese-majeste-charge-study-in-germany/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-03-04

 

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