Abused Karen Girl To Get Official Help In Applying For Thai Nationality

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Abused Karen girl to get official help in applying for Thai nationality

Thanissara Chaowaritroj

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Karen girl who was allegedly kidnapped, enslaved, tortured and scarred over half of her body by a couple in Kamphaeng Phet will be assisted in applying for Thai nationality, Rights and Liberties Protection Department chief Police Colonel Narat Sawettanant said yesterday.

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Visiting the 12-year-old at Kamphaeng Phet Home for Children and Families, he presented her with Bt30,000 in financial assistance, in accordance with the Compensation for Victims of Crime Act.

Narat said he was confident that the police would investigate the case seriously and ensure justice was done for all those involved.

He also said that as a Thai, he felt bad and apologised for what had happened to the girl, which was a serious human violation carried out by fellow Thais.

The department chief said that although the girl's parents were illegal immigrants, he would consult with the Interior Ministry about the possibility of making this a special case and providing Thai nationality to the abused girl, so that she could be entitled to healthcare and educational benefits.

-- The Nation 2013-02-14

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[meatboy]

good on you colonel its a start,now go and sort out the pair of the devils children that done this.

[rkidlad]

The absolute first thing they must do is make sure everything is on course for the couple who tortured this girl to be given the maximum punishment.

[EyesWideOpen]

Kudos to Thailand for stepping up to the plate and doing something to help this girl. Myself and I am sure others feared

this issue would receive the sweep under the rug treatment, but I think the explosion of this story onto international

media has stopped that.

[Thai at Heart]

Kudos to Thailand for stepping up to the plate and doing something to help this girl. Myself and I am sure others feared

this issue would receive the sweep under the rug treatment, but I think the explosion of this story onto international

media has stopped that.

Was on the news this morning. Hats off to this guy, at least he its trying.

[arthurboy]

This story has gone global, including a couple of dedicated Facebook pages.

The people responsible for this must have a very public trial - fully covered by the media - and then serve lengthy prison sentences. Period.

The police who returned her to these monsters three years ago must be prosecuted and punished for their involvement. Period.

Enough is enough Thailand.

Do the right thing.

[delgarcon]

I have just seen this on the news, no punishment would be too harsh for the people who did this to this poor girl.

[atyclb]

This story has gone global, including a couple of dedicated Facebook pages.

The people responsible for this must have a very public trial - fully covered by the media - and then serve lengthy prison sentences. Period.

The police who returned her to these monsters three years ago must be prosecuted and punished for their involvement. Period.

Enough is enough Thailand.

Do the right thing.

Personally in this case, the police that returned her to Mr and Mrs Satan should not be fired or sent to an inactive post. They should be promoted to tandem motorbike highway patrol in Yala province.

[terryp]

This is horrific..i really hope that the 2 evil things are well taken care of and get to feel the full pain the little girl did, I wish the girl many days of laughter in her life...plastic surgeons have said the girl sadly does not have enough healthy undamaged skin to undertake any surgery

[Bluespunk]

Are the pair responsible under arrest yet or out on "bail"?

[DocN]

I sincerely hope, they are doing something.

I assume though, as soon as the dust settles, it will be business as usual and no one will ever remember, what they promised!

[arthurboy]

They are on bail and apparently living with relatives, although, I suspect they will have left the country by now.

If not - I sincerely hope they are still in Thailand - someone knows where they are and, so, it should be simple enough to pick them up and put them in front of a judge, the glaring spotlight of a howling media circus and a furious public.

Get it done Thailand. Get it done.

Edited February 14, 2013 by arthurboy

[tongoy]

these photos are shocking.. the couple who has done this to this little girl cannot be human.. as there are not humans, just grill them that they feel what they have done with this girl.. nice that they assist the girl in getting the Thai nationality.. does she really want it? 30 000 THB will not help this poor girl .. she will need love and lot more money to recover at least physically, I'm a fraid that emotional she will never recover in her life... maybe Thaivisa could open an account for help her... I will be one of the first to donate..

[Skywalker69]

Are the pair responsible under arrest yet or out on "bail"?

Out on bail.

[wdr]

#8 "They should be promoted to tandem motorbike highway patrol in Yala province"

Why so comfortable on a motorbike - let them walk

[meatboy]

when they do eventually go to trial can we have a reenactment of the crime with the roles reversed,i will volunteer to hold the bucket of acid.

[BuddyPinkham]

The couple responsible for this pleaded NOT GUILTY and were releases. Who knows where they are now. Probably will never face charges.

[ginglee]

A step in the right diredtion...but there are many steps in rehabilitating this little girls mind and body... lets make sure she is not forgotten.

[meatboy]

when they do eventually go to trial can we have a reenactment of the crime with the roles reversed,i will volunteer to hold the bucket of acid.

sorry i should have put holding the bucket out to tender i am sure there are others that would want to do the job.i will start at 20,000bht.

[EyesWideOpen]

I would strongly suggest to the Thai government that they go out and immediately find these monsters,

and put them in jail. That way when this story blows up on the world stage, the government official

tasked with explaining the situation will not be hemming and hawing when he is asked why these

monsters are not in jail.

[Pimay1]

I would strongly suggest to the Thai government that they go out and immediately find these monsters,

and put them in jail. That way when this story blows up on the world stage, the government official

tasked with explaining the situation will not be hemming and hawing when he is asked why these

monsters are not in jail.

Spot on and I would add to this put the policemen in jail for returning this girl to the monsters in the first place. Surely they saw her scars from burns, but mai pen rai she is from Burma right?

[chooka]

Good news but I hope this not just some ploy to keep the international media at bay. A little smoke until the heat dies down then dump her on a trash heap. I will believe it when the government stands up and says she has been granted full citizenship.

[EyesWideOpen]

Good news but I hope this not just some ploy to keep the international media at bay. A little smoke until the heat dies down then dump her on a trash heap. I will believe it when the government stands up and says she has been granted full citizenship.

Excellent point. Their statement " will be assisted in applying for Thai nationality" is a bit vague and open

ended. Given the lightning speed with which Thaksin received a passport, I am sure they could do the same for

this girl if they really wanted to. At this point hard to tell if the government is in damage control, or genuinely

feels bad and wants to help her.

[chooka]

This story has gone global, including a couple of dedicated Facebook pages.

The people responsible for this must have a very public trial - fully covered by the media - and then serve lengthy prison sentences. Period.

The police who returned her to these monsters three years ago must be prosecuted and punished for their involvement. Period.

Enough is enough Thailand.

Do the right thing.

Yes there are face book pages and heres one

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-Air-alias-age-12-a-native-of-the-Burmese-Karen-ethnic-group/154209184735386

[chooka]

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The horrific kidnapping, torture and abuse of a young Karen girl – and the release on bail of the couple accused of the crimes – exposes serious problems within the Thai social protection and justice systems, writes Kaewmala

http://asiancorrespondent.com/97357/shocking-plight-of-tortured-karen-girl-tests-thai-social-protection-and-justice-systems/

[ratcatcher]

This tragic case has created a huge amount of genuine anger, shock and many are blaming "the Thais".

This is not something that should be labelled a Thai crime, but a human to human crime.

She is Burmese Karen, yet the Burmese army is guilty of terrible crimes against their own people.

Other countries' military have been accused of such crimes.

In India, these things happen all the time to women and children.

Muslim women in Pakistan, Afghanistan and many African countries are mutilated, disfigured and tortured. Similar horrifying things have happened in almost all western countries at one time or another.

I cast blame on the two people responsible. In this sad incident they happen to be Thai nationals. Next time they may be Chinese or Canadian or Austrian..

My point: Don't blame the Thai people. Blame the system that allowed them to do this.

[A_Traveller]

^ But the system which allowed them to do these things [and by the look on their mug shots did not engender great remorse either] was Thai. That is in and of itself is the point. For example, if a culture places itself and its constituents above another then the resultant superiority complex can [and usually does] cause havoc.

Now that is not just a "Thai thing" as you point out, but the rampant xenophobia that is the Thai cultural system vis a vis the "outside world" is.

The cultural mindset which permits this must be addressed. These things may be true in other cultures but these actions occurred in Thailand and were perpetrated by Thais notably against a non-Thai citizen.

Edited February 14, 2013 by A_Traveller

[Briandajew]

Kudos to Thailand for stepping up to the plate and doing something to help this girl. Myself and I am sure others feared

this issue would receive the sweep under the rug treatment, but I think the explosion of this story onto international

media has stopped that.

Well, I think Kudos is to the media not Thailand, they would have swept it under the rug as usual if the media had not caught a hold of this. It will be interesting to see where this goes and if the cops involved actually carry out anything more than lip service. I hope they do, it would make a nice change. I suppose a lot of the outcome depends on how well connected the filth are that carried out the abuse.

Edited February 14, 2013 by Briandajew

[Fozfromoz]

This tragic case has created a huge amount of genuine anger, shock and many are blaming "the Thais".

This is not something that should be labelled a Thai crime, but a human to human crime.

She is Burmese Karen, yet the Burmese army is guilty of terrible crimes against their own people.

Other countries' military have been accused of such crimes.

In India, these things happen all the time to women and children.

Muslim women in Pakistan, Afghanistan and many African countries are mutilated, disfigured and tortured. Similar horrifying things have happened in almost all western countries at one time or another.

I cast blame on the two people responsible. In this sad incident they happen to be Thai nationals. Next time they may be Chinese or Canadian or Austrian..

My point: Don't blame the Thai people. Blame the system that allowed them to do this.

Agree in part with your last line. The system, being a Thai system, that allowed the police to return her to these vile creatures when she first escaped, and the system that bailed these vile creatures now. In China, Canada, Austria, or just about anywhere else, these oxygen thieves would be behind bars. That's the message I hope gets portrayed to the world.

[Tanaka]

The absolute first thing they must do is make sure everything is on course for the couple who tortured this girl to be given the maximum punishment.

You reckon? The kidnappers are out on bail. Do you think they are going to hang around for a trial that might well give them a life sentence? Amazing Thailand indeed. Over and over again.