The Spokesman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the National Legislative Assembly affirms Thai authorities' actions toward refugees has always been in compliance with the humanitarian principles.
The Spokesman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the National Legislative Assembly, Mr. Danuporn Punnakun announced today (January 20) after inviting the MFA's representatives and the internal affairs authorities to inform about the Rohingya refugees issue that, the Thai authorities has acted towards illegal migrants based upon the humanitarian principles while financial crisis is a major cause that leads Rohingya refugees as well as immigrants from other countries to enter Thailand illegally and increasingly. At first, the Committee on Foreign Affairs urged the MFA to inform the international human rights organizations that Thai authorities have never conducted any maltreatment towards the refugees.
Mr. Danuporn suggested the Government to solve the crisis at its cause and coordinate with related countries to solve this problem in a systematic manner.