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Prayut lacks ‘political will’ to ensure justice for missing activists

A photograph of missing lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit placed at the spot on Ramkhamhaeng Road where he was abducted 17 years ago, on March 12, 2004. (Photo: Angkhana Neelapaijit Facebook page)

Prominent political campaigner Angkhana Neelapaijit has lambasted Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as lacking the “political will” to shed light on the disappearance of political activists, including her husband who vanished 17 years ago.

Ms Angkhana on Friday gave credit to the governments of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister Yingluck in pushing for a resolutiun of missing person cases, including her husband Somchai.

But the issue had been relegated to the back seat by the present government, she said.

The Magsaysay Award winner aired her frustration on her Facebook account, in commemorating the…

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