Supap Kamlae has campaigned for a full probe into the suspected enforced disappearance of her husband Den, who never returned from an afternoon of foraging bamboo shoots in April 2016 Supap Kamlae says her 65-year-old husband Den -- a community leader locked in a battle for land rights with the state -- never returned after heading out to forage for bamboo shoots in the forest near their home in northeastern Chaiyaphum province on April 16. She and other villagers from the remote community say local police have failed to properly investigate Den's disappearance, which now joins at least 80 other open cases of enforced disappearance in Thailand, according to the UN.-AFP
Bangkok (AFP) - The wife of a Thai land activist who disappeared in mysterious circumstances has been jailed for trespassing, her lawyer said Friday, a crushing blow to a rural community locked in a lengthy dispute with the state.
Supap Kamlae has campaigned for a full probe into the suspected enforced disappearance of her husband Den, who never returned from an afternoon of foraging bamboo shoots in April 2016.
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