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She and the other actors were detained at Samranrat Police Station
under the charge of organizing a peaceful assembly without notifying
the authorities at least 24 hours before the rally, according to Section
10 of the Public Assembly Act, BE 2559. She refuted all allegations, and
the Dusit District Court heard her testimony on February 16, 2019.
Ms. Phayao had been invited to join a sub-committee of the
National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) set up by the National Reform
Council (NEPO) after the coup. Her first proposal was to enter the prison
to interview political prisoners of all ideologies and causes.
If the commissioners think that people are political prisoners,
the best way to understand them is to listen. Ms. Payao said that all
reconciliation commissioners agreed that all political prisoners should
be have the charges against them dropped and be given compensation.
Officers and commanders suspected of crimes must go before the justice
system, and perpetrators of violence should be held accountable.
Eight years have passed since a mother working as a vendor became
an activist demanding justice her daughter’s life. During the struggle for
justice, Ms. Phayao has the opportunity to present opinions to various
agencies in order to make justice possible.
She has also been invited to study an Advanced Certificate Course
in Promotion of Peaceful Society Class 6 or “4 S” at King Prajadhipok’s
Institute to propose ways to create a peaceful and fair society for all parties.
If every day that Ms. Phayao fought for justice for her daughter
were a step, she would have walked 2,920 steps already. No one knows
how many steps she will have to walk so that Ms. Kamolkate is the last
casualty of Thailand’s political conflict.

1 In the name of the Mother https://www.the101.world/in-the-name-of-the-mother/

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