Thailand’s move will encourage Min Aung Hlaing to consolidate control by escalating crimes and atrocities, analyst warns.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/6592761

Thailand has invited regime leader Min Aung Hlaing to a regional summit that it will chair next month, becoming the second country in the world after Russia to welcome the leader of a 2021 coup that has devastated Myanmar.

  • RandAlThor@lemmy.caOP
    45·
    1 year ago

    This is a rather disappointing action by Thailand as it legitimizes the military government.

    • iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee
      4·
      1 year ago

      I mean, pot to kettle? Current gov in Thailand is also mostly military and also got in charge in the same way… Not all that surprising.

    • cnnrduncan@beehaw.orgEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Doesn’t Thailand have a military coup every few years? When I visited back in 2014 there were signs all over the airport telling tourists not to join the protests against the latest military coup or you’ll end up in a Thai jail!