Summary Representatives of EU have expressed concern over Thailand's use of detention without charge
BANGKOK: (AP) - Representatives of the European Union have expressed concern over Thailand s use of detention without charge and having civilians tried in military courts, adding to mounting criticism of justice under the Southeast Asian nation s military rule.
Their statement echoes an appeal Friday by Human Rights Watch calling for the military-appointed legislature to reject a proposal to allow the armed forces to hold civilians without charge for almost three months.
The New York-based group also said that trying civilians for some offenses in military courts violates international agreements to which Thailand is a party. The junta instituted the practice after staging a coup last May.
The Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists last month described the military s affirmation of its right to try civilians as a serious setback for human rights.
