call for release of 22 student
post reporter
A group of pattani student calling them selves โพสต์เมื่อ yesterday called for the release of 22 who were detained in a raid at university accommodation in narathiwat.
The raid was conducted by security officers last thursday after the students staged a peaceful rally calling for a fair investigation into the gunfight that killed four men in pattani thung yang daeng district last month.
permas said the detained students were studying at princess naradhiwas university and demanded they be released
immediately since the arrest was conducted with out adequate evidence.
permas (persekutuan mahasiawa anak muda dan siswa patani), also known as the federation of patanian students and youth, released a statement of demands.
“The army must release all student they have arrested immediately”, thestatement said. “They must abstain from threatening youths and students who are active members of the community and refrain from any acts that violates human rights.
The army must adhere to the principles of human rights by ending all forma of torture.
Permas also called on the government to lift martial law in the deep south, which they had been subjected to for more than 10 years.
Meanwhile, an explosion ripped through a village in narathiwat province yesterday, causing damage to a military vehicle and panic among villagers. No injuries have been reported, police said.