(PLF) Demnaded the Prime Minister of Thaland to Release Mr Somyot Prueksakasemsuk immeadiatly!

HE Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra
Prime Minister

Kingdom of Thailand
Government House
Pitsanulok Road, Dusit District
Bangkok 10300, Thailand

Sub; Release Mr Somyot Prueksakasemsuk immeadiatly!

Your Excellency,

On behalf of the Executive Board of Pakistan Labour Federation (PLF) We are writing to you in connection with the continued detention of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk whose case will be heard again on the 19 September 2012 and who can face the maximum penalty of 30 years’ imprisonment.  He has been in pre-trial detention for more than a year since the arrest by officials from the Department of Special Investigation in April 2011.

 We believe the denial of bail is part of an ongoing pattern of harassment and intimidation of Human Rights defenders in Thailand.  We ask the Thai judicial authorities to ensure that the rights of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk are upheld during his detention and that he is accorded his right to a fair trial, including the right to bail. 

We respectfully remind you that the United Nations Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, adopted by consensus by the UN General Assembly on 9 December 1998, recognizes the legitimacy of the activities of human rights defenders, their right to freedom of association and calls on States to ensure that they can carry out their activities without fear of reprisals.

 We therefore request to your Excellency  to ensure that Somyot Prueksakasemsuk is released. Failing his immediate and unconditional release, we ask that Somyot Prueksakasemsuk be granted his right to bail, in accordance with fair trial standards under domestic and international Law; Human rights defenders in Thailand, especially those working on freedom of expression, are able to carry out their legitimate Human Rights activities without fear of reprisals and free of all restrictions, including judicial harassment.

An Early action will be highly appreciated

With regards

                                                       Yours Sincerely,

(Haji Muhammad saeed Arian)                             (Mrs Atia Saleem)

Founder/Secretary General                                  Chairperson

Pakistan Labour Federation (PLF)

Registered with (NIRC)   Ministry of Labour & Manpower

Government of Pakistan