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police hitting the protesters with batons. At some event, pickup trucks crashed into
motorcycles of protesters before arresting them while seizing the vehicles. Some
motorcycles were also knocked over, or protesters were attacked to the ground.
Although those arrested may have expressed acts of
violence but it is not enough reason for police to making arrests regardless of the
consequences especially when some of those who have been arrested were still
minors, even under the age of 15, where special caution is required. Such action is
therefore considered inappropriate and disproportionate when comparing it to the
act committed by those who have been arrested and is a violation against human
rights.
1.3 Whether judicial proceedings by government officials involves any
act or neglecting of an act that can be considered a human rights violation.
1.3.1) The use of restraints and detention
( 1) Examinations revealed that restraints were used in the
arrest of children and minors while arresting some of them. The accused was
reported to be a minor or did not have the ability to escape or fight but police put
cable tie on their wrists as a restraint.
Based on the evidence, it is deemed a violation of the rights of
children and minor, to arrest and detain a minor based on the government officials’
action to use restraints both at the time of the arrest and in custody despite no
evidential behavior of trying to escape the scene.
( 2) From the inspection, there were also cases where minors
have not been separated or treated with special care and were taken into custody
at the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) together with other suspects without
proportional separation of the controlled area.
The detention of youth in such places and in that nature is
considered inappropriate and does not consider the circumstances of minors,
consequently, violating human rights.
( 3) From examining the issue of detention period of a child or
minor, it does not appear that any child or minor has been detained for more than
the period specified by the law.