Security Alert
BORDER OFFICE RAIDED
BY THAI AUTHORITIES
(Kao-Wao,
The border offices working on Thai soil at Sangkhalaburi,
The Thai police and local authorities
raided ethnic and democratic groups at the border town around 9:30 a.m local time and over thirty Burmese were sent to Sangkhalaburi police station for questioning.
According to a leader of Peoples Democratic Front (PDF), offices being
cracked-down were National League for Democracy - Liberated Area (NLD-LA),
Democratic Party for New Society (DPNS), a Christian church and the English
language training class run by a local NGO.
Those arrested in the English class included women,
activists, members of PDF, ABSDF and two Mon students from MYPO (Mon Youth
Progressive Organization). The detainees were held at the police station
and their release or whether being deported to
The Bangkok Post on
Since early July, ethnic and democratic offices working on
the Thai-Burma border have closed in fear of Thai government's alleged decision
to crack down on the activities of their organizations. After the closure
of Thai-Burma border, Thai Defense Minister ordered authorities to arrest
minority groups operating in