The European Union Delegation issued the following EU local statement in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in Thailand. Attached are PDF versions of the statement in Thai and English. The statement can be downloaded from the EU Delegation website athttp://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/thailand/index_en.htm.
Bangkok, 30 June 2015 – The arrests of 14 students on the basis of charges brought against them for peacefully demonstrating on 22 May is a disturbing development.
The EU believes in the right of all to express peacefully their opinions and calls upon the Thai authorities to abide by Thailand’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms must be upheld, and military courts should not be used to try civilians.
