Sulak fails to show
Well-known social critic Sulak Sivaraksa did not turn up at Chana Songkhram Police Station yesterday to face charges of lese majeste - which he has denied.
The latest lese majeste case lodged against Sulak is based on an article he wrote in English two years ago that still has not been translated into Thai. Sulak, who was expected to turn himself in after being issued a summons, could not be reached for comment yesterday. The charges were filed by police officers whom Sulak alleged were acting on behalf of former prime minister PM Thaksin Shinawatra, whom he has been critical of over the past few years. The social critic has fought against three lese majeste charges in the past and was acquitted on every count. Sulak said the government had been inactive about the matter, which he claimed was orchestrated by Thaksin's supporters, despite three letters written to Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont and one to acting police chief Seripisut Temiyavej. The Nation
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