June 24, 2016

Police allow Rohingya group a partial press conference

Police on Thursday interrupted a planned press conference on the problems of the Rohingya people on the grounds it would disrupt a visit beginning Thursday by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who refuses to recognise Rohingya as citizens.

After negotiations, police allowed the group's organiser to make a statement, without questions.

Officers held long talks with members of the Rohingya Thailand Group, led by Haji Ismail, who had contracted to use the for a discussion of the problems of the Rohingya people in Myanmar. (Courtesy of bangkokpost.com)

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