An Appeal Court ruling penalising the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) for its information operation (IO) against two human rights defenders sets a welcome precedent for the protection of rights.
In the Thursday ruling, the court ordered the military arm to pay more than 200,000 baht, plus interest as set down by law, to Angkhana Neelapaijit, now a senator, and 90,000 baht plus interest to Anchana Heemmina, a prominent activist in the restive South, as compensation for an IO that damaged their reputations.