Amnesty calls on Thai PM for fair protest probe
Sunday, 13 June 2010
BANGKOK, June 12 (AFP): Rights group Amnesty International (AI) called on Thailand's prime minister Saturday to ensure an independent and impartial investigation into recent unrest and to lift a state of emergency immediately.
Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva has commissioned an inquiry led by a former attorney general into the loss of 90 lives after recent clashes between armed troops and anti-government "Red Shirt" demonstrators.
"Independence is of paramount importance to any investigation's credibility," wrote Amnesty's acting secretary general Claudio Cordone, saying the probe should be free from affiliation with either side in the clashes.
Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva has commissioned an inquiry led by a former attorney general into the loss of 90 lives after recent clashes between armed troops and anti-government "Red Shirt" demonstrators.
"Independence is of paramount importance to any investigation's credibility," wrote Amnesty's acting secretary general Claudio Cordone, saying the probe should be free from affiliation with either side in the clashes.