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Declaration on Current Injustice Situation
1.To ordain as a monk is as same as reborn as the Lord Buddha’s son and follow the discipline of the Lord Buddha or Tripikana. The age of the monkhood will start to count from day 1 of ordination as a monk. A senior man that might have just ordain as a monk today will have to pay respect and bow to the young monk of age 20 year old who has ordained many years before.

2. Compared to this case in General, the detained accused monk must be executed by law before any trial and verdict. With the reason given, ‘If the accused is innocent, he/she will be reincarnated’, which everyone agrees that the law is unfair.

3. Thai laws currently discriminate against monks. That is like a monk is being accused in criminal cases. If the officers consider that the accused monk must be detained, or the court does not allow the bail, it must be immediately extinguished even though the cases have not yet been sentenced. Can simplify as “If not wrong, he can re-ordained.”

4. In the past there were many monks been defrocked because the officers refused to allow the bail. One sample case, The Venerable Udom the abbot of Wat Thep Sirin under accused of the law-suite as well it was a big news in those days. But in the end the court read his verdict that he was innocent. There was no one take responsible on this wrong judgement. And the Venerable Udom have to face the injustice for his whole life. Read more

Elucidation of Rattanavej Paramedics, the Volunteer Medical team of Wat Phra Dhammakaya

From the tragedies in which 2 people died due to execution of article 44 that closes all accesses of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, the volunteer medical unit of Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Ratanavej Paramedics are deeply grievous and downhearted. We do not want an incident like this to happen again; therefore, we look for measures to protect and take appropriate care of patients with all our might as much as the current situation permits. The Volunteer Medical unit of Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Ratanavej Paramedics are experienced in giving healthcare to multitude of people, as well as, efficient transference. Besides, we have received clemency and collaboration from the government agency, the 1669 Volunteer Paramedics, all along. Unfortunately, when article 44 is implemented, the efficiency of communications, transportation and collaboration has dropped. Therefore, we would like to plead DSI and the government to have sympathy and conduct mission based on the basic rights of people, the principle of Human Rights and the rights of patient, as follows.

Revoke article 44 and all blockades around Wat Phra Dhammakaya

Cancel the cutoff of telephone signal, internet connection and all communications

Be more lenient with Ratanavej Paramedics staffs’ commute, e.g. making a special pass for the staffs to reduce the time spent for coordination.

Provide an internationally neutral medical unit, e.g. the international Red Cross to give people healthcare in the area affected from the blockades, especially, people living in Khlong Song, Khlong Sam and Khlong See. Read more

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Official statement
Of
United Lawyers for Rights and Liberty

Issue 1/2560

Law is a tool that is used to maintain serenity of the society; therefore, legal provisions and application of law are based on these principles, i.e.
1. Justice,by nature and by common sense of person of ordinary prudence
2. Holiness, adhering to jurisprudence, it must be accepted by people.
Announcements or orders of the NCPO, believed by the NCPO as laws and being applied to people, actually contrast with jurisprudence and justice by nature and common sense of person of ordinary prudence. Some even violate the International Human Rights.
Executing article 44 of the constitution (interim) 2014 in many cases is apparent to people. When legislation of laws or any regulation is done without justice or common sense of person of ordinary prudence, that legislation of law or regulation will be lacking of holiness causing loss of faith and opposition from people whom that law is applied to. And this is danger to the national administration in ruling the country under the shade of peace.
We, United Lawyers for Rights and Liberty, is giving this official statement to oppose the execution of article 44 towards WatPhraDhammakaya, and it is clearly seen that the execution contrasts with the aforementioned principles. About this, due to our concern about the serenity and peace of people as a whole, we see that active laws and the process of judgment under criminal law has neither been demolished nor lacking of sanctions.

United Lawyers for Rights and Liberty
March 1, 2017 Read more