August 30, 2019
On 27 August 2019, Ms. Sirikan Charoensiri, known as Lawyer June, went to meet the inquiry officer who was responsible for her case at Chanasongkram Police Station, Bangkok, to hear the Attorney General’s order not to prosecute her on an allegation of concealing evidence. The order was due to the fact that there was no intention to hide any evidence since she only complied to the recommendation from military court officers to keep the belongings of the alleged fellow activists by her side. Furthermore, the police made the request to search her car during the night and without providing any reasonable legal grounds.
For the other charge of not complying with an official order without reasonable grounds or explanation, the responsible prosecutor issued an order to dismiss the case due to be barred by prescription. As a result, the criminal proceedings against lawyer Ms. Sirikan for two such allegations have been terminated.
Today the representatives from the embassies of Canada, Sweden, Germany, the United States, the European Union, and officials from human rights organizations including Amnesty International (Regional Office) came to observe the proceedings.
Detailed accounts of the final non-prosecution order and the termination of legal proceedings
On 26 July 2019, the office of the Special Prosecutor issued notification document No. 0013.3/1076 to Chanasongkram Police Station giving a final order not to prosecute and to terminate the proceedings against lawyer Sirikan. In summary, the document provided the following details:
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https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/judicial-harassment-against-sirikan-charoensiri
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirikan_Charoensiri
https://www.facebook.com/tlhr2014/
https://www.tlhr2014.com/?p=13465 (THAI)
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirikan_Charoensiri (FRANCAIS)
