Chula’s Prayuth Hecklers Say Police Hounding Them

[webfact]

Chula’s Prayuth Hecklers Say Police Hounding Them

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

Winrapat Rodkaew, Tanawat Wongchai and Parit Chiwarak on Wednesday at UN headquarters in Bangkok where they submitted a letter complaining about alleged police harassment.

 

BANGKOK — Several students said Wednesday that undercover police visited their homes and schools in response to their protest of a visit by Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha to their campus.

 

Several Chulalongkorn University students who protested the junta chairman said undercover police have stalked them since Tuesday, a day after they heckled Prayuth near their downtown campus in a protest the retired general stopped his security from breaking up.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/04/11/chulas-prayuth-hecklers-say-police-hounding-them/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-04-11

[GarryP]

Pathetic. The authorities are really beginning to show how scared they are of even the slightest dissent.

[Eligius]

“I want to say to these security officers, that you don’t have to be afraid of a little Chula student. I’m not a criminal or a danger to the country,” Tanawat [the student] wrote on his Facebook. “I’m not afraid and will never submit to the dark powers of a puu yai [authority figure, 'adult'] who bullies students.”

 

Brave kid. I am filled with respect and admiration for young Thais like this - who dare to risk their necks by publicly speaking out against what they and many others see as tyranny. And good to see a girl amongst them. Hats off to her and them.

 

Well done. More power to you young Thais - you who possess similar guts and courage!

 

 

Edited April 11, 2018 by Eligius

[nikmar]

A little critical thinking and they get jumped on. 

[Eligius]

14 minutes ago, nikmar said:

A little critical thinking and they get jumped on. 

Yes. Critical thinking, independent thinking - is TOTALLY taboo in Thailand. And yet in universities up and down this land they will hypocritically proclaim, as one of their educational aims, 'critical thinking'.

 

All lies, sham and pretence! Look what happens when students actually dare to exercise a little GENUINE critical thinking!

 

 

Edited April 11, 2018 by Eligius

[JAG]

All is not lost...

[Valentine]

Well underway on the slippery slope.

[baboon]

42 minutes ago, webfact said:

Several Chulalongkorn University students who protested the junta chairman said undercover police have stalked them since Tuesday, a day after they heckled Prayuth near their downtown campus in a protest the retired general stopped his security from breaking up.

Well if you know who they are, give them a taste of their own medicine and stalk them back. See how they like it...

[webfact]

Students appeal to UN rights body

By Wasamon Audjarint 
Kas Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

 

Activist students on Wednesday filed a petition to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) over what they say is harassment from the police and military they faced after joining rights activities.
 

Parit Chiwarak, Thanawat Wongchai and Wiranpat Rodkaew went to the OHCHR office in Bangkok to file the petition issued by a student network of 10 universities and institutes.

 

After meeting OHCHR representatives, Parit, a political science student from Thammasat University, said that the UN body had agreed to continue urging the Thai junta over alleged infringements of human rights.

 

The students also expressed concerns about suspected eavesdropping by the Thai authorities over communication devices, especially targeting those considered dissidents by the junta, Parit said.

 

Thanawat, an economics second-year student from Chulalongkorn University, said that some officers attempted to track him through his faculty, trying to obtain his address and information.

 

“Luckily, my faculty didn’t contact them back,” said Thanawat, who also serves as a deputy on the university’s student council and has joined noted student activist, Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, in activities that challenged the junta.

 

Wiranpat, also a politics student from Chulalongkorn, said two police officers came to her house and talked to her mother on Tuesday, a day after she raised a banner mocking Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha who lectured at her university.

 

Wiranpat said officers had asked her mother about her activism and whether she had been backed by any political party or paid by anyone.

 

Her mother insisted she did everything out of her own free will and that she was interested in politics, Wiranpat said.

It was unclear how the officers had obtained her personal information and address, she said.

 

So far after her activism against Prayut, Wirapat said she had not been pressured by the university. Some democratic activists claim that the institution’s executives back the junta.

 

“Some may view our actions as betraying our country. They may question why we are bothered to report this,” said Parit, a prominent student activist who was visited by the authorities late last month.

 

“But the country belongs to all of us. We’re doing everything to enable everyone in this country to live with rights, freedom and dignity.”

 

The OHCHR did not comment.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30342985

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-04-11

[JAG]

Quite a shrewd move, going to the UNCHR. That organisation may be toothless, and make no comment, but by doing so they have "laid down a marker" with the international community, should any action be taken against them.

[yellowboat]

Where is the shame in this country ?   These pro junta parties trying to re-elect a person who has no virtue and has no ability to verbally defend himself.  These kids know a poor roll model when they see one.  Thank god for kids like this.  They can save the country from endless ineptitude and thuggery. 

[webfact]

Students petition UN rights body over ‘harassment’

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
KAS CHANWANPEN 
JAKRAWAN SALAYTOO 
THE NATION

 

 

A GROUP of student activists yesterday filed a petition at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) over what they said was harassment they faced from the police and military after taking part in rights promotion activities.
 

Parit Chiwarak, Thanawat Wongchai and Wiranpat Rodkaew went to the OHCHR office in Bangkok to file the petition framed by a student network of 10 universities and institutes.

 

The petition came after the three Chulalongkorn University students, including Wiranpat, on Monday held up a sign saying “Chula loves Uncle Tu [the dictator]” when Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was speaking to reporters in front of Siam Square One building before making a speech at the university. Lung Tu, or uncle Tu, is Prayut’s nickname. The sign was torn in the scuffle with security.

 

The students claimed the officers tracked them after the incident.

 

The OHCHR did not give comment after the meeting, but Parit, a political science student from Thammasat University, said the UN body had agreed to continue urging the Thai junta over alleged infringements of human rights.

 

The OHCHR also expressed concerns about suspected eavesdropping by the Thai authorities over communication devices, especially targeting those considered dissidents by the junta, Parit said.

 

Thanawat, an economics second-year student from Chulalongkorn University, said that some officers had attempted to track him through his faculty, trying to obtain his address and information.

 

“Luckily, my faculty didn’t contact them back,” said Thanawat, who also serves as a deputy on the university’s student council and has joined noted student activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal in activities that challenged the junta.

 

Wiranpat, a politics student at Chulalongkorn, said two police officers came to her house and talked to her mother on Tuesday, a day after she raised a banner mocking PM Prayut who lectured at her university.

 

Wiranpat said officers had asked her mother about her activism and whether she was being backed by any political party or paid by anyone.

 

Her mother insisted she did everything of her own free will and that she was interested in politics, Wiranpat said.

 

It was unclear how the officers had obtained her personal information and address, she said.

 

So far, after her activism against Prayut, Wiranpat said she had not been pressured by the university. Some democratic activists claim that the institution’s executives back the junta.

 

“Some may view our actions as betraying our country. They may question why we are bothered to report this,” said Parit, a prominent student activist who was visited by the authorities late last month.

 

“But the country belongs to all of us. We’re doing everything to enable everyone in this country to live with rights, freedom and dignity.”

 

Government Spokesman Lt Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday that Prayut was not bothered about the protest.

 

Officers, meanwhile, were just performing their duty, not harassing the students.

 

“They didn’t use weapons or ride on a tank. How do you think they should approach the students? Or do you think we have to send the PM to talk to them? ” Sansern said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30343018

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-04-12

[YetAnother]

9 minutes ago, webfact said:

Officers, meanwhile, were just performing their duty, not harassing the students.

 

“They didn’t use weapons or ride on a tank. How do you think they should approach the students? Or do you think we have to send the PM to talk to them? ” Sansern said.

more condescending rhetoric from a questionably intelligent military man to reporters (whom they hate); address the specific claims, not a self-constructed hypothetical designed to deflect the issues

[cornishcarlos]

28 minutes ago, webfact said:

“They didn’t use weapons or ride on a tank. How do you think they should approach the students? Or do you think we have to send the PM to talk to them? ” Sansern said.

 

Why should they need to talk to them at all.. 

The kids weren't asking a question, they really don't need advice from the "government"..

Although, they should be advised about the risks of eating at MacDonalds too often, especially mini Toad Boy !!

[Krataiboy]

I don't know whether to be simply astonished or relieved as well that Thailand's "security" goons don't already have a portfolio on ALL student activists.

 

Hope for us politically-incorrect TV posters yet!

[Chris Lawrence]

20 hours ago, Eligius said:

“I want to say to these security officers, that you don’t have to be afraid of a little Chula student. I’m not a criminal or a danger to the country,” Tanawat [the student] wrote on his Facebook. “I’m not afraid and will never submit to the dark powers of a puu yai [authority figure, 'adult'] who bullies students.”

 

Brave kid. I am filled with respect and admiration for young Thais like this - who dare to risk their necks by publicly speaking out against what they and many others see as tyranny. And good to see a girl amongst them. Hats off to her and them.

 

Well done. More power to you young Thais - you who possess similar guts and courage!

 

 

in china they disapear

[Chris Lawrence]

Associate

McKinsey & Company

 

President The Oxford Union

 

Election Campaign Strategy Team

Democrat Party, Thailand

 

University of Oxford

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, Politics and Economics, First Class Honours

 

Eton College

King's Scholar

 

Teacher Assistant

Eton Porny School

 

Causes Parit cares about:

• Civil Rights and Social Action
• Economic Empowerment
• Education
• Health
• Human Rights
• Politics
• Poverty Alleviation

https://www.linkedin.com/in/parit-wacharasindhu-45a81262

 

If Parit Wacharasindhu has no legacy where is he now? Stand up and be counted. This is what he says he cares about.

[Media1]

The sick minds of these authority figures. Believing somebody had to be paid to be against a somebody that they can clearly see is destroying any hopes of a democracy and true happiness.  The police need not fear they will face justice also in the near future. Budget adjustments to build big jails. Election will be a great day

[Shaunduhpostman]

This is very good to see. The NCPO is being shown for who they truly are to th ewhole world by actions like this: utterly intolerant of opposition or democracy.

[metisdead]

An offensive troll post has been removed. 

[nausea]

Goes with the territory guys, you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen - you ain't gonna be a future Thai Ghandi or Mandela if you can't take a little heat.