Posted by The Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation needs to disclose the names of all those it has detained in an effort to locate the missing, a non-governmental organisation says.
His list does not include Phusadee Ngamkam (insert), a woman in her 50s who was reportedly one of the last people to remain in front of the red shirt stage at Ratchaprasong intersection when troops moved in.
At least 39 people who took part in the months-long anti-government protest have been reported missing, Mirror Foundation president Sombat Boonngamanong said yesterday.
Most disappeared after riots broke out in parts of Bangkok on May 19.
“It is more difficult to find the missing people as the CRES has refused to release the names of those arrested by troops,” Mr Sombat said.
The Mirror Foundation has learned from the authorities that 30 people were arrested during the clashes between protesters and government forces on April10 and sent to court. Another estimated 100 people were arrested on May 19 and sent to the Department of Corrections, he said.
“The CRES has not given permission to release all the names to the public. I’m asking them to disclose the names of all arrested in order to ease the confusion and anxiety of the relatives of those missing.”
Mr Sombat said his foundation checked the names of those missing against the lists of injured and dead with hospitals and the Erawan Centre to ensure they were not admitted to hospital before being moved to police custody.
“Some relatives say that when they report their missing person cases to the police, the officers refuse to take them, saying that it is out of their station’s jurisdiction.”
Mr Sombat said there was reliable evidence from media reports to show that red shirt protesters had been arrested, blindfolded and handcuffed by government forces.
Mr Sombat joined a red shirt rally in the Din Daeng area the day before soldiers dispersed protesters on May19.
His list does not include Phusadee Ngamkam, a woman in her 50s who was reportedly one of the last people to remain in front of the red shirt stage at Ratchaprasong intersection when troops moved in.
She refused to leave the rally site even though the red shirt leaders had called an end to the rally. Her whereabouts since remain unknown. Ms Phusadee’s picture has been widely published on internet forums and many blogs have been created to help track her down.
News item courtesy of www.bangkokpost.com
