Prachatai reports that several civil society groups came together at the Ministry of Justice on 7 August “to call on the authorities to protect political prisoners.” Arnon wrote that he was fearful for the safety of political prisoners. Arnon added that “since 18 May 2025, political prisoners were being pressured into petitioning for a royal pardon by officials claiming to represent ‘a higher-up’, but the detainees refused.” Since the gangster government came to power, Arnon stated that “prison executives were replaced. Arnon admitted that 112 detainees “being held together does not guarantee safety for political prisoners, it means that if anyone is assaulted or murdered, the rest would tell the world about it.”