Laurent Meillan

Wife Seeks Release of Turkish Businessman Held In Malaysia

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The wife of a Turkish businessman detained in Malaysia for alleged terrorism offences made a tearful appeal to the government Monday to release him, saying he is innocent. “I am begging the Malaysian government and police not to deport him,” Ainnurul Aisyah Yunos told a news conference. Her husband Ihsan Aslan was arrested together with … Read more

Thai Army To Drop Charges Over Torture Report

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Thailand’s army said Tuesday it would drop a defamation case against three human rights workers who alleged that troops tortured insurgents, a rare climbdown by a military notorious for taking critics to court. The charges against Pornpen Khongkachonkiet — the chair of Amnesty International Thailand — Anchana Heemmina and Somchai Homlaor were widely seen as … Read more