Police in Ratchaburi were frequently criticized for the unfavorable care of” auntie”
PUBLISHED: 5 Sep 2024 at 17: 22
A circumstance against a Ratchaburi lady was turned down by an appeal court after former prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made an appearance in the state while she was being beaten up by police and security guards.
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights reported on Thursday that the Court of Appeal Region 7 said the treatment of Wantana O-thong during the event in March 2023 was in violation of the constitution’s right to freedom of expression.
Their management of the girl was unnecessarily based on her 62 years of age. They must be more vigilant and work in a manner acceptable to the plaintiff’s standing, the court said in overturning a lower-court decision.
The court of first instance had sentenced Ms. Wantana to 6 weeks and 10 weeks without a disqualification for obstructing government, refusing to comply with them, and causing a public commotion.
The charm judge stated that it disagreed with the ruling. The defendant’s charm was upheld and the fees against her were dismissed.
Ms. Wantana claimed Gen. Prayut’s safety team assaulted her while the premier was in Ratchaburi’s Ban Pong region on March 13, 2023.
She claimed that she was dragged away from the roadside by armed and police personnel where she had been waiting to heat her economic complaints to Gen Prayut.
Two female police officers in uniform pulled her away in a video that went viral on social media, and another agent used an awning to keep her safe from the eye. At one stage her tongue was gagged.
At the time, Ms. Wantana asserted that a few people who had been manning her were opposition to the government. They might have used bad speech as the prime minister’s parade was passing, but she did not, she said. She also emphasized that she was only expressing her concerns rather than protesting.
Ms. Wantana contested the 2019 general vote for the Puea Chart Party, which is affiliated with the Pheu Thai Party in Ratchaburi.
Wantana O-thong is pictured in a TV news record in Ban Pong, Ratchaburi, on March 13, 2023, being dragged from the side of the road where Prayut Chan-o-cha was passing.