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Police exploring legal action against Democracy Monument protest leaders

 

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Thai police are collecting evidence as a basis for possible legal action against the organizers and leaders of the anti-government protest at the Democracy Monument on Saturday.

 

Representatives of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, the Crime Suppression Division, the Technology Crime Suppression Division, the Special Branch, Samranrat, Nang Loeng and Chanasongkram police stations met Monday with Pol Gen Suwat Chaengyodsook, the national deputy police chief, for about three hours, to explore the possibility of taking legal action against those responsible for the protest.

 

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Pol Lt Gen Pakkapong Pongpetra told the media, after the meeting that, initially, police could invoke the Land Traffic Act against the protesters, adding that the police will explore whether the State of Emergency Decree and Disease Control Act could also be invoked, but said, for the time being, there is no need to issue summonses for the protest leaders to acknowledge any charges against them.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/police-exploring-legal-action-against-democracy-monument-protest-leaders/

 

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Thailand is not a free country. I'm actually really surprised people went and supported this protest. Maybe they thought that if hundreds of people got together then nothing would happen to them.

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25 minutes ago, acenase said:

Thailand is not a free country. I'm actually really surprised people went and supported this protest. Maybe they thought that if hundreds of people got together then nothing would happen to them.

More like thousands. But there is this dark humour going around Thai twitter/youth that there isn't sufficient space to jail all of them. Maybe sadly enough high velocity metal though...

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52 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

That's par for the course:

In June 2014 we had the PM hating George Orwell's 1984, with those reading it charged with 'eating a sandwich with political intent'.
Yet more recently, he gave Animal Farm the thumbs up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTd_FJbiRq0

Hope that doesnt happen again; 1984 is the set book for my daughter's English Literature IGCSE exam next year.

 

Can just imagine the army raiding international schools across the country and arresting all year eleven English students!

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51 minutes ago, Traubert said:

Didn't they have a high profile meeting with the Americans lately?

They did. They play both sides. But ultimately, they're completely in awe of the one-party authoritarian style system. 

 

It's easier for bullies to control people with their foot on their necks than it is to allow them to live on their feet and have basic human rights.

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It's past time to rename the anachronistic "Democracy Monument" to something more fitting for the times.  In the meanwhile, stamp out all glowing embers of grass-roots democracy before they have a chance to combust into flame. 
The first rule of Muay Thai Club:
Thou shalt not upset the durian-cart.

The second rule of Muay Thai Club:
Thou shalt not upset the durian-cart.

"At ease.  Carry on..."

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