Top Cop Gives Green Light To Pro-Democracy Rally

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Standing on truck from left: Rangsiman Rome, Nuttaa Mahattana, Karn Pongprapaphan, Arnon Nampha, an unidentified woman and Sirawith Seritiwat during a March 24 rally.

 

BANGKOK — The deputy national police commander Friday vowed to maintain security at a pro-democracy rally planned for tomorrow but said it could go ahead without violating the law.

 

Gen. Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said police are not worried about the demonstration, the latest in a series calling for speedy elections, since it will be contained within the campus of Thammasat University.

 

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How surreal is the headline  "Top Cop Gives Green Light To Pro-Democracy Rally"? 

Is the the latest photo shoot from the nerd mobile?

How does the military feel about this?

 

Oh - an article that appeared just beneath THIS one!

 

 

Edited May 5, 20188 yr by quandow

2 minutes ago, quandow said:

How does the military feel about this?

surely a top cop General wears green?

Why need permission? 

Be more apt to hold this demonstration on a ring road !

3 hours ago, Get Real said:

Is the the latest photo shoot from the nerd mobile?

Like to explain.... 

2 hours ago, Artisi said:

Like to explain.... 

Of Course.  I will be happy to help:
 

Take a look at number 3 and number 4 as well as number 5 from the left, and you might get the picture out of what I mean. If not, never mind, don´t let it bother you. 

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Top Cop Gives Green Light To Pro-Democracy Rally

Just for the sake of accuracy, Gen. Srivara Ransibrahmanakul is not the "Top Cop."

The Top Cop of the Royal Thai Police is Police Commissioner-General Chakthip Chaijinda. Srivara is one of Chakthip's deputies - like General Prawit is one of Prayut's deputies.

RTP deputies oversee various divisions and bureaus within the organization. From that perspective Srivara might be called a top cop for specific divisions.

9 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

The Top Cop of the Royal Thai Police is Police Commissioner-General Chakthip Chaijinda. Srivara is one of Chakthip's deputies - like General Prawit is one of Prayut's deputies.

RTP deputies oversee various divisions and bureaus within the organization. From that perspective Srivara might be called a top cop for specific divisions.

Just for the sake of accuracy, Gen. Srivara Ransibrahmanakul is not the "Top Cop."

 

Yeah, but. . .  nobody said he was. 

 

As the headline lacks (as headlines often do) a definite or indefinite article,  "Top Cop" can be  taken to refer either to  the top cop or, as here,  top cop - in the form of the deputy national police commander.

 

But thanks, anyway, for the insight into the administrative structure of the BIB. Enlightening.

12 hours ago, Anak Nakal said:

Why need permission? 

They don't.  The junta is caving.  The rally would happen anyway.  Condoning the rally draws no negative press.

I know it would be best to be the unidentified one in the picture. The named ones will be the first to go.

 

But when you think of it every time a class is held there would be that temptation to talk about the coup, governance, freedom of speech and control? Violation of the law? 

12 hours ago, Get Real said:

Of Course.  I will be happy to help:
 

Take a look at number 3 and number 4 as well as number 5 from the left, and you might get the picture out of what I mean. If not, never mind, don´t let it bother you. 

Have to agree that they're a nerdy looking bunch - but looks can be deceiving.  They've certainly got balls enough to stand up for what they believe.

 

Think about what has happened to previous Thammasat Uni demonstrators.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thammasat_University_massacre