"Wanchalerm's sister" petitions the Security Committee after being threatened, blacklisted as a security threat. "Rome" hopes to restore justice without more disappearances and torture. Mr. Rangsiman Rome, a party-list MP of the Prachachon Party and chairman of the House of Representatives' Committee on State Security, Thai Border Affairs, National Strategy and Reform, accepted a complaint from the family of Mr. Wanchalerm Satsaksit, an activist who went missing in Cambodia. After he came out to search for Mr. Wanchalerm, he was threatened and blacklisted, claiming that he was a threat to national security. He was also prohibited from displaying Mr. Wanchalerm's story in an exhibition on International Missing Persons Day and could not launch the book he had written. Mr. Rangsiman said that he will bring the matter up for discussion in the committee. He also confirmed that he does not want to see threats and does not want to see citizens threatened. Abductions and torture are unacceptable. All legislative a nd executive branches have a duty to restore justice and create clarity in this matter. Therefore, he wants Thai society to know the truth. Those involved must be punished according to the justice process. For the mechanism of the committee, how can it help with the issue of freedom rights? Mr. Rangsiman said that initially, the facts must be investigated first. Now that the facts are known, what can be done immediately is to listen to the facts from the government about why this incident happened. If there is really wrongdoing by government officials, they must be held accountable. As for the issue related to Mr. Wanchalerm, there has been no progress from the government at this time. He confirmed that it is important. If this case is made with quality, other cases may be protected. He is confident that this type of incident will not happen again. He confirmed that he will do his best. Ms. Chonticha Jaengrew, Pathum Thani MP of the Prachachon Party, as spokesperson for the House of Representatives' Committ ee on Laws, Justice and Human Rights, spoke about the progress of the meeting to consider the dispersal of the Red Shirts' rally in 2010 after Ms. Thida Thavornseth, a former UDD leader, submitted a petition, which was about creating a safe space for future protests in Thai society. Today, relevant agencies such as the Royal Thai Police, representatives from the Ministry of Justice, DSI, and the Public Prosecutor's Office were invited to clarify the progress of several cases where there is still no clarity on autopsies. Meanwhile, the committee members agreed on the limitations in amending the law to allow access to justice to be carried out successfully, especially the amendment of the Military Court Act. They are preparing to call for all detailed documents of the case files, whether they are at the Public Prosecutor's Office or the DSI, including some documents at the police level, to be returned to the committee to be forwarded to the lawyers and relatives of the deceased. Ms. Thida, overcoming conflict by sweeping problems under the carpet is not the right choice. All we are doing is not to reclaim the past but to do it for the future. She emphasized the final proposal to bring the case to the International Criminal Court. It is not the time yet. But if justice cannot be found in the country, we will have to go to that point. Source: Thai News Agency
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