Human Rights Watch condemns Bangkok hospital bombing
(Vatican Radio) The bombing of an army hospital in
Bangkok, Monday, that also treats civilians has been condemned by Human Rights
Watch as an unjustifiable act of lawlessness. The detonation of a pipe
bomb on 22 May in the dispensary waiting room of Phra Mongkutklao Hospital,
injured at least 24 people – three critically.
No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing, which
occurred on the anniversary of the 2014 military coup that brought the National
Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) junta to power, overthrowing a
democratically elected government.
“The bombing of a hospital is an outrageous rights abuse
that shows total disregard for human life,” said Brad Adams, Asia
director at Human Rights Watch. “Bombing hospitals not only risks the lives of
patients and medical workers, but disrupts medical care for many more.”
The New York-based rights group said authorities should
conduct a prompt, impartial, and transparent investigation into the bombing and
ensure full respect for due process rights.
Six explosions in Bangkok since coup
Since the coup, at least six explosions have occurred in the
Thai capital. Similar pipe bombs exploded in front of Bangkok’s National
Theater in Bangkok on May 15, and near the Government Lottery Office on April
5. No one has claimed responsibility or has been apprehended in those attacks. Most
of the bombs in Bangkok have caused only minor damage, except for a blast in
August 2015 that killed about 20 people near a popular Hindu shrine. “This
bomb was meant to cause casualties as it was packed with a large number of
nails,” said army chief, Gen. Chalermchai Sittisart.
"Thai authorities should ensure those responsible
for this heinous crime are apprehended and brought to trial,” Adams
said. “Upholding due process rights for those accused of the attack is
critically important to deliver justice to the victims and deter such vicious
attacks in the future.”
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