A series of letters have been sent to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, questioning the arrest of Somyos Pruksakasemsuk on lese majeste charges and his continued detention without bail. They include letters from:
The Network for Glocal Activism / School of Feminism, Korea
KASBI (Kongres Aliansi Serikat Buruh Indonesia)/Congress of Indonesian Unions Alliance, Indonesia
Malaysia Support Group for Democracy in Thailand
H.I.Samanmalie, Coordinator, Dabindu Collective, Katunayake, Sri Lanka
Asia Floor Wage Alliance – International Secretariat India
Tian Chua, Member of Parliament with other Malaysian activists handed the letter calling the release of Somyos on 12 May 2011 in front of Thai embassy in Kuala Lumpur
Clean Cloth Campaign
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Union
Asia Monitor Resource Centre, Hong Kong
Bantay ICT (ICT Watch), Philippines
Community Action Network /Pax Romana-ICMICA Malaysia
Socialist Party of Malaysia
Labour Resources Center
Pesatuan Sahabat Wanita, Friends of Women, Malaysia
Cambodian Food and Service Workers’ Federation
Nepali Trade Union Movement
Australia Asia Workers Link
More groups are being urged to express their outrage. Interested groups should write to:
Prime Minister Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, c/o Government House, Pitsanulok Road, Dusit District, Bangkok 10300, Thailand
Fax: + 662 282 8631/280 1589/629 8213
Email: abhisit@abhisit.org, public@democrat.or.th, publicchearing@opm.go.th, soc@soc.go.th
