Missing Karen activist’s wife to seek justice from General Prayuth

[Lite Beer]

Missing Karen activist’s wife to seek justice from General Prayuth

BANGKOK: -- The wife of missing Karen human rights activist is to petition National Council for Peace and Order chief seeking justice for her family.

Mrs Pinnapa Prueksaphan, the common law wife of Por Cha Lee aka Billy Rakchongcharoen, said Sunday that she had written a letter addressed to General Prayuth Chan-oca, head of the NCPO, and would soon submit it directly to the general or through his representative.

The letter refers to the role played by her husband in the fight for the right to live on their land and the right to occupy their land. It also points out the problem of ethnic Karen villagers in Ban Bang Kloy in Kaeng Krachan national park with park officials resulting to the burning of their village and the forced evacuation by park officials.

Billy was arrested by park officials in April as he was on his way to meet Karen villagers and other activists to discuss a lawsuit to be filed against park officials. He was eventually released but has not been seen ever since.

“I hope that General Prayuth will have sympathy for us and give us help, at least to take a look at the performance of park officials,”: said Mrs Pinnapa.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/missing-karen-activists-wife-seek-justice-general-prayuth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=missing-karen-activists-wife-seek-justice-general-prayuth

-- Thai PBS 2014-06-08

[londonthai]

as long suspected by the human rights organisations here and abroad - he was murdered by the park officials.

everybody in thailand, including an army, knows about his fate and fate of karen tribes in kaeng krachan and in the other areas - they are consider by the thai law as foreigners, no citisens, even if born here for generations, without any rights.

the army had a chance to intervene in the conflict and in the disappearance of billy for many weeks now, but they are busy with oppressing an opposition, than genuinely help people in deer needs

[chainarong]

I wish Billy's wife all the best , but I wouldn't hold my breath , it is not as if General Prayuth can wave a magic wand , there are many who have disappeared during Thaskin Shinawatra time at the helm of the good ship, Thai Love Thai party, Shinawatra was being investigated by the UN for crimes against humanity , that turned to water when little sister Yingluck got the top job anointment from big brother , there are other wife's and friends that want answers also , they all come to dead ends, so to speak. The dark side of Thailand , that tourists don't know about.

[ubonjoe]

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[antimedia]

One can only hope that this and many other cases will be reviewed. I am sure the good general with the right approach could expect a few birds to start singing. Justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done,

[bigbamboo]

Now that the general has woken the RTP from it's inactive slumber I wonder if the disappeared muslim lawyer's wife will ask for her husband's case to be reopened too.

[Arkady]

I agree that Prayuth can't solve all the cuntry's problems but a couple of orders barked in the right direction now could change the course of this investigation while the trail is still fresh. Too late for longing standing desparacidos like Lawyer Somchai. It would be good if something could be done about the cult of impunity but it might be too close to the bone, given what happens every day in the South. The chief suspect in the Billy case is returning to his post on Monday after a token one month suspension.

[clockman]

Too many people in powerful positions, with blood on there hands. And all good Buddhists!

[ratcatcher]

as long suspected by the human rights organisations here and abroad - he was murdered by the park officials.

everybody in thailand, including an army, knows about his fate and fate of karen tribes in kaeng krachan and in the other areas - they are consider by the thai law as foreigners, no citisens, even if born here for generations, without any rights.

the army had a chance to intervene in the conflict and in the disappearance of billy for many weeks now, but they are busy with oppressing an opposition, than genuinely help people in deer needs

"as long suspected by the human rights organisations here and abroad - he was murdered by the park officials."

Provable fact or fiction

"....but they are busy with oppressing an opposition, than genuinely help people in deer needs."

More fiction? They are rather busy trying to sort out the mess your favorite political party left the country in before they were booted out of touch. I believe they have helped many people in 'dire' need, starting with unpaid farmers, maybe they will help this lady.

[love1012]

as long suspected by the human rights organisations here and abroad - he was murdered by the park officials.

everybody in thailand, including an army, knows about his fate and fate of karen tribes in kaeng krachan and in the other areas - they are consider by the thai law as foreigners, no citisens, even if born here for generations, without any rights.

the army had a chance to intervene in the conflict and in the disappearance of billy for many weeks now, but they are busy with oppressing an opposition, than genuinely help people in deer needs

whereas Prime Minister Thaksin classed them as wanted drug criminals and killed over a hundred - as usual your red shirt ilk falls beneath any other decent human beings

[naboo]

Perhaps he could also re-open the case of the murder of Kirsty Jones in Chiang Mai over 10 years ago.

And perhaps the deaths at the Downtown Inn in Chiang Mai a couple of years back.

Then perhaps the trial of the Red Bull heir who killed a policeman a few years back.

And what about the couple who enslaved the Hill Tribe girl in Kamphaeng Phet? That one too.

If he can bring all these cases to a rightful conclusion, Thailand may be on the right path.

[Artisi]

To all those involved these disappearances / murders etc. are of paramount importance but unfortunately at the moment Prayuth has bigger fish to fry, and once the major problems are sorted there is a good chance many of these other problems will fall into place and be dealt with by the appropriate people.

[londonthai]

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Provable fact or fiction

"....but they are busy with oppressing an opposition, than genuinely help people in deer needs."

More fiction? They are rather busy trying to sort out the mess your favorite political party left the country in before they were booted out of touch. I believe they have helped many people in 'dire' need, starting with unpaid farmers, maybe they will help this lady.

Billy's body was't found so far, there is no murder weapon and nobody admitted murder, but he was

last seen being detained - that's why the local community and human rights organisations do suspect murder.

My favourite political party is socialist one and it doesn't exist in thailand, yet. I do not support any other party, so stop spauting your yellow propaganda how bad it was before and how wanderful is now.

Billy's story has nothing to do with party politics, it's about denying human and citisens rights to millions of hill tribe people. That was always the case in thai history, and always worse, when there was less transparency and democratic controll mechanisms over the state apparatus, including army. So i wouldn't hold a breath that junta will do anything,. Protecting human rights is not in their interest, their spokesman confirmed it yesterday criticising human rights organisation.

[londonthai]

whereas Prime Minister Thaksin classed them as wanted drug criminals and killed over a hundred - as usual your red shirt ilk falls beneath any other decent human beings

No, there was not the case about etnicity of murdered, but about their alleged involvment with drugs.

Stop trolling about thaksin, red shirt ilks and dehumanising your political interlocutors in every single thread you take part - you have registered here in 13th january, the bangkok shutdown, pretending to be a concerned thai housewife. But you are simple an authoritarian, neofascist in western terms

[soalbundy]

Now that the general has woken the RTP from it's inactive slumber I wonder if the disappeared muslim lawyer's wife will ask for her husband's case to be reopened too.

No hope of that,you don't defecate in your own nest

[Oryx816]

I don't mean to sound unsympathetic and I wish her all the luck but it seems like everyone is putting something on General PrYuth's already full plate. The farmers, the tour guides, everyone is looking for him to solve their problems. I wish him well with all these requests. People are treating him like Santa! He has a lot on his agenda, with significant national issues, let him do the work he has set out to do.

Edited June 9, 2014 by Oryx816