Critical condition: Thai activist’s battle against stomach tumour prompts urgent hospital transfer

Thai political activist Ekachai Hongkangwan remains in a critical condition due to a stomach tumour, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights. The lawyers requested the Department of Corrections to urgently transfer Ekachai to Thammasat University Hospital for treatment. The tumour, as revealed by tests, measures 11 centimetres in length and 8cm in width.

The 48 year old Thai activist was initially admitted to the Central Correctional Hospital on Friday, September 8, presenting symptoms of jaundice among others. Doctors conducting a series of tests discovered a substantial lump on the right side of his stomach. The Thai activist shares a ward with 30 other patients, predominantly elderly prisoners diagnosed with a range of illnesses, including pulmonary oedema.

Despite his condition, Ekachai was recently moved from the hospital to the Criminal…