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The Honorable Mr. Chuan Leekpai
Prime Minister of Thailand
c/o Royal Thai Consulate-General in Hong Kong SAR,
China
E-mail: thaihkcg@hk.super.net
Fax No.: (852) 2521-8629
Dear Mr. Chuan,
I am writing to express my outrage at the treatment of
members of the Assembly of the Poor and other
villagers at the Government House on July 17, in which
hundreds were arrested, beaten, and tear-gassed,
including children and any elderly women.
This conduct is unacceptable and deserves
international condemnation. The mere fact that a
two-year-old-child was among those arrested, and that
elderly women were gassed with chemical agents should
be a source of immense shame.
The Assembly of the Poor and the other protestors are
acting out of desperation because your government has
still failed to implement the recommendations of the
panel which met on June 14. This panel recommended
that the sluice gates of the Pak Mun dam be opened for
at least four months to allow fish migrations in the
river to occur. The panel also deliberated on 15
other grievances of the Assembly of the Poor.
Were the panel's recommendations heeded, the Pak Mun
villagers and the Assembly of the Poor would be able
to concentrate their activities on making a living,
rather than having to struggle for their survival and
their future.
I urge you to open the gates of the Pak Mun dam
immediately, and to comply fully with the
recommendations of the committee set up to address the
16 conflicts under the banner of the Assembly of the
Poor. I also urge you to immediately drop the charges
of all those arrested in connection with this
incident.
Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely,
Kevin Li
Globalization Monitor
Hong Kong SAR, China
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