<div> <div>A public prosecutor has halted an attempt by the authorities to prosecute a villager who peacefully protested against a potash mining project in Sakon Nakhon, part of a long history of suppressing opposition to mining projects in rural Thailand.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 21 December 2017, a public prosecutor at Sawang Daen Din Provincial Court decided not to indict Achittaphon Khukasang, a member of Wanon Niwat Environmental Conservation Group, for violating the Public Assembly Act.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>According to <a> </a></div></div>