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Senator condemns mob incident in Bangkok where transgender woman was forced to shave her head
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Muslim senator Angkhana Neelaphaijit condemned “mob rule” after more than 1,000 Muslims surrounded a transgender livestreamer in Bangkok, forcing a public apology, self-slapping and a head-shaving ritual before police intervened to stop violence.
Key facts
- after more than 1,000 Muslims descended on a Bangkok street to confront a transgender Muslim accused of insulting Islam during a viral livestream
- Muslim senator Angkhana Neelaphaijit condemned “mob rule”
- Livestream remarks about Islam triggered outrage after transgender debate spread rapidly online
- Crowds gathered in Ramkhamhaeng after mosque leaders arranged talks to calm rising public tensions
- Abdulloh apologised publicly as crowds demanded repentance and a public head shaving ritual in Bangkok
- Police restored order after tensions flared during a shaving ritual and crowd confrontation in Bangkok
Summary
A leading Muslim senator and former human rights commissioner, Angkhana Neelaphaijit, has blasted what she called “mob rule” after more than 1,000 Muslims descended on a Bangkok street to confront a transgender Muslim accused of insulting Islam during a viral livestream.
Muslim senator and former human rights commissioner Angkhana Neelaphaijit has condemned a confrontation in Bangkok that erupted after a transgender Muslim individual allegedly insulted Islam during a livestream.