The far south of #Thailand, on the border with Malaysia, is a Muslim-majority region in a largely Buddhist country. In the town of Yaha, authorities recently set up #patrols to enforce strict sharia law. Police now search for young people out holding hands or walking together in the street without adult supervision. Local politicians say it’s a way to counter what they are calling a “moral crisis” among the young. FRANCE 24’s Didier Gruel, Constantin Simon and Tuwaedaniya Meringing report.
A controversial ‘morality brigade’ in southern Thailand
