The government's detention of Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong is an unnecessary show of authoritarianism. Then there was the bloodshed at Ratchaprasong following the government's crackdown on red-shirt protesters in 2011. The government's arrest and immediate deportation of Mr Wong can thus be hardly justified. Mr Wong does not fit any of the undesirable categories. On the same day, however, a deputy commander of the Suvarnabhumi Airport immigration office admitted Thai immigration police blacklisted Mr Wong and had him deported following a request from China.

Source: Bangkok Post October 05, 2016 21:33 UTC