Thailand: Drug Suspect Tortured to Death

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Four police officers wanted in connection with the killing of a suspect in their custody arrive at the Nakhon Sawan police station in Nakhon Sawan province, Thailand, August 25, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Surat Sappakun (Bangkok) – A video clip, posted on Facebook on August 24, 2021, appears to show police officers in Thailand torturing and killing a drug suspect, Human Rights Watch said today. The Thai authorities should fully and fairly prosecute the police officers responsible. Media reported that, on August 5, the police physically assaulted Jeerapong Thanapat,…

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