Support for Suwicha
April 22, 2009
Suwicha Thakor’s family has received support from the Doha Center (Prachatai, 22 April 2009: “Doha Centre helps jailed Internet user’s family”). In providing the support, the Center stated: “This sentence is a violation of freedom of expression as guaranteed by Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which Thailand signed in October 1996. We call for Thakor’s immediate release, again ask Thailand to drop all proceedings for insulting the monarchy and demand the repeal of the law on lèse-majesté, which is from another age and allows random sentencing. The king is revered by most Thais, but that should not be allowed to affect freedom and democracy.”
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