“You’re not going to heal, you’re not going to be able to move on as a nation if you can’t settle this. How do you put this behind you? You have to be fair, you have to be honest, and you have to do it keeping in mind … human dignity, and right now I don’t see any of that.” #TakBai #Thailand #Asia #HumanRights cc: @VOANews https://www.voanews.com/a/hopes-for-justice-expire-20-years-after-thailand-s-tak-bai-massacre/7839297.html

"It must be noted tt Narathiwat Prov'cial Court's decision to hear e case comes just b4 e 20yr #statuteoflimitation ends on Oct 24. Lest we forget, #TakBai incident took place during #ThaksinShinawatra's #government led by his Thai Rak Thai & when #Prawit Wongsuwon was #army chief. Tt said, e current govt led by his daughter has e opportunity to do better by ensur'g trial is transparent.. caution #security officials to revise their security operations & act w'in e #law" ⚖️
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2855038/overdue-trial-for-tak-bai

20 years later, time for justice for #TakBai
"7 deaths at the site & 78 more during the transport of 1,370 #protesters .. each lorry had to take almost 50 protesters for 5 hours fr the protest site to #Pattani camp.. The demonstrators were ordered to lie w their heads down & were packed in 3 or 4 piles deep.. The case will be a test for #justice for #PheuThai .. The #massacre took place when Thaksin Shinawatra was PM as his govt #failed to restore peace in the far South."
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2793839/20-years-later-time-for-justice-for-tak-bai