ข่าวไทยในสื่อนอก Overseas critics of Thai military and monarchy have ended up dead. Thailand hasn’t faced any real international scrutiny over why critics keep getting disappeared and/or murderedใ (True!)

Other overseas critics of Thai military and monarchy have ended up dead, thrown in rivers with concrete in their stomachs.

Unlike Saudi, Thailand hasn’t faced any real international scrutiny over why critics keep getting disappeared and/or murdered https://t.co/F7UAG6vJQE

— Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) July 2, 2020

Despite widespread outrage over the kidnapping of Wanchalearm, few are holding out much hope for his return.

"The abduction is not for money, it's not a private matter. There is no need to keep him alive," says Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, a prominent activist who served seven years in jail on charges of lese majeste - or "insulting the monarchy" - and defamation.

"The objective of kidnapping is to kill him and to create the atmosphere of fear in Thailand and other countries where [Thai] people are active in criticising the monarchy," adds Somyot, whose daughter was once in a long-term relationship with Wanchalearm.

Somyot was in little doubt as to who was behind the disappearance.

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ไม่ควรมีใครถูกบังคับให้หายไปแม้แต่คนเดียว อย่าปล่อยให้พวกเขาถูกลืมนะคะทุกคน ช่วยกันออกมาพูด เป็นกระบอกเสียงและช่วยกันeducate ให้คนรู้และเข้าใจ ให้คนตระหนักถึงเรื่องนี้กันเยอะๆ อย่ายอมให้เรื่องเงียบหายนะคะ
/ #savewanchalerm#saveวันเฉลิม / pic.twitter.com/wYtoNCuFV6

— 🥣 (@kdyyyyy2) July 2, 2020