<div>“Goodbye” might be a symbol of the end of love for most people, but for a lèse majesté exiled junta critic, Nuttigar Woratunyawit, saying goodbye is an act of love.</div> <p></p>

<div> <div>Australia has granted asylum to a former senior Thai police officer investigating human trafficking, who was subject to death threats and intimidation after exposing the crimes of influential government and security officials.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The intimidation of Pol Maj Gen Paween Pongsirin began during his role as senior investigator into the trafficking of Rohingya Muslims in a case that involved 153 suspects and 103 defendants (62 of whom have been convicted) —Thailand’s largest human trafficking case.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The defendants included senior mili </div></div>

<div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>Kritsuda Khunasen, a red-shirt activist who in June was illegally detained by the junta for more than 20 days under suspicious circumstances, has left Thailand and is now seeking political asylum in Europe.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><img alt="" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2925/14613401139_51a564a252_o.png" /></div> <div><span>Kritsuda Khunasen (mid) appears at the Crime Suppression Division on 24 June</span></div> <div> </div>