Buddhist prayer ceremony held in Cambodia for missing Thai activist

Sitanun Satsaksit, sister of the missing Thai activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit who was abducted earlier in the year by unknown gunmen in Phnom Penh where he had lived to escape criminal charges for criticising the former Thai junta, holds a religious ceremony in front of the condominium where he disappeared in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, December 4, 2020. REUTERS//Heng Mengheang

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The sister of a Thai pro-democracy activist who rights groups say was abducted by unknown gunmen in Cambodia called on Friday for authorities to solve the case after holding a Buddhist prayer ceremony to mark six months since his disappearance.

Wanchalearm Satsaksit, 37, was bundled into a vehicle in front of his Phnom Penh apartment in June, New York-based Human Rights Watch said. Cambodian police have previously said they were unaware a kidnapping had taken place.