re: "Terms set on custody death compensation" (BP, August 29)
Dear editor,
Have I correctly understood the message from Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon on behalf of the government? When the Deputy PM says that "the government will pay compensation to the widow of Abdulloh Esormusor if evidence shows he was innocent," does he truly mean what logically follows? That is, that if someone might, just might, be a criminal, it's OK to violently abuse them even unto death. Whilst this message has all the charm one expects of dictators who have already used violence to overthrow the nation's form of democracy with a constitutional monarchy, it is less obvious that it reassures.
For those who care for justice and other good morals, even proved criminals must still be treated by the law and the state so as to respect the fact that they continue to be human persons. Since anyone might, just might, be a terrorist or other criminal if convenient, every Thai citizen is apparently considered fair game for this government and its enforcers.
Felix Qui
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The above letter to the editor is the text as submitted by Felix Qui to the Bangkok Post.
The text as edited was published in PostBag on August 30, 2019, under the title "Abuse is never okay" at https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/postbag/1739327/abuse-is-never-okay
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