In 2018, Thai authorities issued another arrest warrant, this time for violating the 2016 Computer Crime Act. The United Nations has documented 80 cases of suspected enforced disappearance and torture in Thailand over the past 15 years. The gruesome findings have put the Thai state in hot water, yet it has never come clean about the issue. Thai authorities in Phnom Penh should do more in assisting Ms Sitanan find out exactly what happened to her brother. Although he is a critic of the Thai state, Mr Wanchalearm is a Thai citizen who has the right to state protection.

Source: Bangkok Post November 28, 2020 23:26 UTC