Amnesty International Thailand and activist Payu Boonsophon filed a petition with the Ministry of Justice today (18 November) demanding an investigation into a clash between crowd control police and protesters on 18 November 2022, which injured 33 people and left Payu blind in one eye, as well as for victims to be compensated.

Six activists have faced the charges under the Public Assembly and Road Traffic acts after demanding police responsibility for the APEC protest crackdown that cost one activist an eye.

<p>Police operations to disperse protesters demonstrating against the APEC summit in Bangkok last month were launched without a court approval, a police official said during a recent parliamentary hearing.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Among the 33 people injured during the clashes between crowd control police and protesters marching to the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre on Friday (18 November), one was shot in the eye with a rubber bullet and is now very likely to go blind.&nbsp;</p>