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'''Somchai Neelapaijit''' (Thai - สมชาย นีละไพจิตร) (May 13, 1951 - ??), a [[Thai people|Thai]] [[Muslim]]-lawyer and [[human rights]] activist, disappeared on March 12, 2004 during [[Thaksin Shinawatra]]'s regime. Strongly suspected to be deceased, he is still the subject of an investigation launched in 2004. Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is believed by many interested in the case to have played a part in the disappearance and what some are certain is a murder. While a body has not yet been located, motive was thought to be Somchai's representation of Muslim defendants in [[terrorism]] cases. The day after Somchai's disappearance, concerns were publicly raised, but Thaksin at the time said, "Oh, don't worry. I understand he had a fight with his wife, and will probably be back home in a day or two."{{cite quote|date=June 2012}} |
'''Somchai Neelapaijit''' (Thai - สมชาย นีละไพจิตร) (May 13, 1951 - ??), a [[Thai people|Thai]] [[Muslim]]-lawyer and [[human rights]] activist, disappeared on March 12, 2004 during [[Thaksin Shinawatra]]'s regime. Strongly suspected to be deceased, he is still the subject of an investigation launched in 2004. Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is believed by many interested in the case to have played a part in the disappearance and what some are certain is a murder. While a body has not yet been located, motive was thought to be Somchai's representation of Muslim defendants in [[terrorism]] cases. The day after Somchai's disappearance, concerns were publicly raised, but Thaksin at the time said, "Oh, don't worry. I understand he had a fight with his wife, and will probably be back home in a day or two."{{cite quote|date=June 2012}} |
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==Legacy== |
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The [[Somchai Neelapaijit Award]] was awarded in 2012—by the The [[Somchai Neelapaijit Memorial Fund]].<ref>[http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/301657/somchai-award-recipients-to-be-named Somchai Award finalists named]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Somchai Neelapaijit (Thai - สมชาย นีละไพจิตร) (May 13, 1951 - ??), a Thai Muslim-lawyer and human rights activist, disappeared on March 12, 2004 during Thaksin Shinawatra's regime. Strongly suspected to be deceased, he is still the subject of an investigation launched in 2004. Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is believed by many interested in the case to have played a part in the disappearance and what some are certain is a murder. While a body has not yet been located, motive was thought to be Somchai's representation of Muslim defendants in terrorism cases. The day after Somchai's disappearance, concerns were publicly raised, but Thaksin at the time said, "Oh, don't worry. I understand he had a fight with his wife, and will probably be back home in a day or two."[This quote needs a citation]
Legacy
The Somchai Neelapaijit Award was awarded in 2012—by the The Somchai Neelapaijit Memorial Fund.[1]
See also
References
- http://www.readbangkokpost.com/articles/somchai.php
- Lawyer’s Disappearance Darkens Rights Climate accessed 6 June 2008
External links
- Reading Between the Lines by Angkhana Neelapaichit (2009); publisher: Working Group on Justice for Peace
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