Activists sue security forces over 2015 rally crackdown

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January 24, 20179 yr

Activists sue security forces over 2015 rally crackdown

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

Police on May 22, 2015, drag a student activist away from an anti-coup protest in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.

BANGKOK — A group of pro-democracy activists on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the authorities alleging they used excessive force during a crackdown on a 2015 political gathering in the capital.

Thirteen members of the New Democracy Movement said in the suit they were injured and unlawfully deprived of liberty by security forces when they broke up a peaceful sit-in on May 22, 2015, marking the first anniversary of the coup that brought the junta to power.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2017/01/24/activists-sue-security-forces-2015-rally-crackdown/

January 25, 20179 yr

Sorry but the junta sets the standard for force and nothing can approach "excessive."

Lawsuit fails.

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