Edited sentence: "The 4th Suspect was blindfolded by police officer(s) and physically assaulted; strangled and choked, hand-tied behind his back and beaten with pieces of wood on the back and head, suffering some head wounds.After arresting the men on February 23, the police approached the court to continue keeping them in custody.His submission included the following remarks:.In addition, he was also hanged from the toilet door with a piece of rope and was then electrocuted with a piece of fork charged with electrical currents, on the back of his torso and right shoulder.In the minds of the ordinary people, the police are associated with routine physical abuse and humiliation of persons in their custody.It is used by all security agencies, most commonly, the Royal Thai Police.No domestic law exists to effectively address the use of torture, and Thailand has not ratified the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.Nor does any specialised independent agency exist to investigate complaints of torture or other grave human rights violations by the police or other state agents.On 26 July 2004, the ALRC communicated the details of a grave torture case to the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture.On March 4, the lawyer for the men, Somchai Neelaphaijit, sought a court order that they be taken for physical examination, alleging that they had been tortured.The five victims, Makata Harong (49), Sukri Maming (37), Manase Mama (25), Sudirueman Malae (23), and Abdullah Abukaree (20) were arrested and allegedly tortured in connection with a raid on an army camp by officers of Tanyong subdistrict provincial police station, Narathiwat province.The perpetrators rarely face criminal prosecution of any kind.Torture is routinely practiced and publicly accepted in Thailand.Unusually cruel forms of torture are also inflicted both on persons taken into custody over alleged 'terrorist' activities as well as ordinary criminal cases