PUBLISHED : 11 Jan 2024 at 04:00
The Committee on Legal Affairs, Justice, and Human Rights promised on Wednesday to look into a complaint regarding the Internal Security Operation Command (Isoc) Region 4’s decision to penalise activists for wearing Malay traditional dress at an event in Pattani in 2022.
Kamolsak Leewamoh, the committee chairman, said after receiving the complaint that all parties would be invited for more questioning. The complaint against Isoc Region 4’s move to issue warrants for the nine activists was submitted on Wednesday by Areepen Utarasin, adviser to the House Speaker, and Muk Sulaiman, the Speaker’s secretary. To underscore their point, both Mr Areepen and Mr Muk wore Malay national dress when submitting…