Rome to coordinate medical help for hunger-striking prisoner Fa Likhit

Khaosod•Politics•1h ago

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Rangsiman Rome accepts a request to coordinate medical assistance for Fa Likhit, a political prisoner at Thanyaburi Prison who is on a hunger and water strike.

•Rangsiman Rome received a complaint from lawyer Khumklao Songsomboon on September 2, 2026.
•Fa Likhit, a former Ratsadorn Mutelu activist and Section 112 prisoner, has been fasting since July 1.
•Fa Likhit began a water strike on August 31, leading to a critical health condition.
•The request seeks the transfer of Fa Likhit to a hospital outside Thanyaburi Prison for 24-hour medical care.

Overview

•Fa Likhit began fasting on July 1 to demand bail rights for political prisoners under Section 112.
•Fa Likhit started a water strike on August 31, which increased the risk of death.
•Fa Likhit has experienced weight loss, shortness of breath, and an inability to walk normally.
•Khumklao Songsomboon submitted a letter to the Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights on September 2, 2026.
•The request for medical transfer is intended to prevent a death similar to the case of Netiporn Sanehsangkom.
•Thanyaburi Prison has not yet responded to several letters sent by the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights from July to late August.
•Rangsiman Rome will bring the matter to the Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights to find a solution.

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Key Quotes

Khumklao Songsomboon

"Therefore, I have submitted a letter asking the Committee to coordinate with the Director General of the Department of Corrections and the Commander of Thanyaburi District Prison to urgently transfer Fa Likhit to medical care."

จึงมายื่นหนังสือขอให้กมธ.ช่วยประสานไปที่อธิบดีกรมราชทัณฑ์ รวมถึงผู้บัญชาการเรือนจำอำเภอธัญบุรี ให้รีบส่งตัว ฟ้าลิขิต ไปอยู่ในความดูแลของแพทย์โดยเร็วที่สุด

Key Entities

Person

Rangsiman Rome(รังสิมันต์ โรม)ℹ️

List MP, Deputy Leader of the People's Party, and Chairman of the House Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights.

Khumklao Songsomboon(คุ้มเกล้า ส่งสมบูรณ์)

Lawyer and Case Manager at the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights.

Phromsorn or Fa Likhit Weerathamcharee(พรหมศร หรือฟ้าลิขิต วีระธรรมจารี)

Former Ratsadorn Mutelu activist and prisoner under Section 112 currently held at Thanyaburi District Prison.

Netiporn Sanehsangkom or Bung(เนติพร เสน่ห์สังคม หรือบุ้ง)

A person who died while being detained in prison.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party of which Rangsiman Rome is Deputy Leader.

Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights(คณะกรรมาธิการ(กมธ.)การกฎหมาย การยุติธรรมและสิทธิมนุษยชน)

A House of Representatives committee chaired by Rangsiman Rome.

Thai Lawyers for Human Rights(ศูนย์ทนายความเพื่อสิทธิมนุษยชน)

The organization where Khumklao Songsomboon serves as a lawyer and case manager.

Department of Corrections(กรมราชทัณฑ์)ℹ️

The government department overseeing prisons.

Ratsadorn Mutelu Group(กลุ่มราษฎรมูเตลู)

The activist group Fa Likhit was formerly associated with.

Place

Thanyaburi District Prison(เรือนจำอำเภอธัญบุรี)

The facility where Fa Likhit is currently detained.

Parliament(รัฐสภา)ℹ️

The location where the letter was submitted on September 2, 2026.

Law

Criminal Code Section 112(ประมวลกฎหมายอาญา มาตรา 112)

The law under which Fa Likhit is imprisoned.

Corrections Act(พ.ร.บ.ราชทัณฑ์)

The law governing the regulations of the Department of Corrections.