Police to summon Thanathorn over skywalk gathering

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Police to summon Thanathorn over skywalk gathering

By The Nation

 

 

Police will summon Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and party member Pirattachot Chantara-Khajon to Pathumwan police station on December 27 at 10 am after Palang Pracharath Party member Sonthiya Sawasdee filed a complaint against Thanathorn over a gathering on the Pathumwan intersection skywalk on December 14, Bangkok metropolitan police chief Pakkapong Pongpetra said on Monday (December 23). 

 

Other core Future Forward members – secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, spokeswoman Pannika Wanich and MP Pitha Limcharoenrat – have not received any summon yet.

 

Officers sent a letter of request to the Parliament president to issue a warrant for both Thanathorn and Pirattachot.

 

Pakkapong affirmed that there is no persecution in this case. 

 

Police have accused them of violence under the Public Assembly Act of 2015, gathering without seeking permission, blocking or obstructing people from accessing a train station, obstructing the public from using a public place or causing unreasonable inconvenience to any person, and using an electric amplifier without notifying the police.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379756

 

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[Oziex1]

A lot of charges there but don't they all mean just one thing, Being a popular alternative the the status quo.

[zzaa09]

4 minutes ago, Oziex1 said:

A lot of charges there but don't they all mean just one thing, Being a popular alternative the the status quo.

And they have a history of little success.

[z42]

Pathetic, predictable, and absolutely appalling. For all of the outright criminality of those running the country, the people still don't look like they have Thanathorn's back. A huge show of solidarity is needed, and I am not confident that the younger generation will make a stand at any point.

How much worse can it get?

[Eligius]

As Z42 says above, this is pathetic, appalling and predictable. I hope there will be a big display from the Thai people next year about how they feel - but I am not holding my breath that the demos (which will surely increase) will reach into the millions.

 

 

 

Edited December 23, 2019 by Eligius

[PhilAtUbon]

They are out to get him and are making no secret of the fact.

 

I guess if he used a public loo he would be charged with indecency.

Or if he stubbed his toe and shouted “Ahhh Bleddy Wossname”, some PPRP MP would jump up and claim that he has been known all his life as Somchai AhhhBleddyWossname and report him for defamation.

 

They are out to get him because they’re frightened of him and are bricking themselves, and will use any and all ways to grind him down.

 

[Chazar]

Just  tell them  your  busy on those dates

[newatthis]

9 hours ago, z42 said:

How much worse can it get?

I notice in the other English newspaper that there is an ecpectation that the CC will "rule" next month on the allegations of attempting to overthrow the constitutional monarchy, as the court says there is sufficient evidence to make a decision.

[AhFarangJa]

I hope he just sends his lawyers to represent him and tell the police where to shove their jumped up charges. 

These so called Government MP's are pathetic little puppets in the extreme. 

[Assurancetourix]

Also never forget that here the Police have almost no rights.
It is the army which controls and directs, very badly, this country.
The Police are therefore "under orders" whether they like it or not.

It takes revenge for this situation by stopping a maximum of convoys and mules which transport the amphetamines, source of considerable profits for the power in place.

[legend49]

using an electric amplifier without notifying the police.

 

And tell me all those annoying pick up trucks that travel in pairs broadcasting out loud around the streets some advert all have police permission? Give me a break.

[nobodysfriend]

Thanathorn should use more Facebook , Twitter , Youtube now to show to the people that he is still there and has no intention to surrender to that pressure by the government .

The more followers he has , the more difficult it will be to eliminate him .

He needs attention in the moment , that people see and follow what happens to him ...

[sammieuk1]

Pakkapong affirmed that there is no persecution in this case.

 

Or in other words there is????

[Grandpa Cool]

9 hours ago, Eligius said:

As Z42 says above, this is pathetic, appalling and predictable. I hope there will be a big display from the Thai people next year about how they feel - but I am not holding my breath that the demos (which will surely increase) will reach into the millions.

 

 

 

If not us,then who?

If not now,then when?

Bring on The Revolution!

[Nip]

9 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said:

Also never forget that here the Police have almost no rights.
It is the army which controls and directs, very badly, this country.
The Police are therefore "under orders" whether they like it or not.

It takes revenge for this situation by stopping a maximum of convoys and mules which transport the amphetamines, source of considerable profits for the power in place.

I beg to differ. If you check you will see that virtually every single Ministry has a Thai policeman as its head even AMLO, the NACC, PACC, Interpol, Justice. You name it and there is a policeman up top even many of the well known charities and the Thai FA are controlled by the Thai police. Not to mention their connections with trafficking and drugs as detailed in the media.

[spidermike007]

This guy is a hero to the Thai people. How many heroes can you think of, in contemporary Thai society? They need one! And I totally support him. He may be the answer. This nation needs to figure out a way of putting the useless and incompetent army out to pasture. For good! The police and the administration will continue to do everything they can to make his life comfortable. He represents a legitimate threat to their franchise, and the people really like him. Not the case with the army, who are losing whatever respect or prestige they once enjoyed, by the day. 

 

Get out Prayuth. You are not needed, you are not wanted, and you are despised by most people here. You are moving your nation backwards, and making life more difficult for all but the top 5%. 

[Raymonddiaz]

How brain dead they are . They are just helping him to get more sympathy from people.......

[Eligius]

17 minutes ago, Raymonddiaz said:

How brain dead they are . They are just helping him to get more sympathy from people.......

I totally agree with you, Raymonddiaz (above). But unless the Thais turn that sympathy into something more than mere sympathy and start adding action to their sympathy  - well, the junta (or new incarnation of it) will endure for many, many, many more years to come. 

To unseat the militarist regime(s) would take a herculean effort. It is not only difficult, but immensely dangerous, as we all know.

The regime knows this too - and is banking on the vast majority of Thais -  doing nothing truly substantial ....

 

 

Edited December 24, 2019 by Eligius

[RichardColeman]

Funny you can steal a country freely but not protest about it freely

[Foghorn]

So does that mean we can make a complaint about the stalls or shops blocking the public access to paths ,and something will be done .55555

[Assurancetourix]

55 minutes ago, Nip said:

Not to mention their connections with trafficking and drugs as detailed in the media.

When I write that it is the army, therefore the power in place, which controls the traffic in amphetamines and other hard drugs, it is because I know it from various sources including some journalistic, as well Thai as farang , which I will not name on this forum.
Go for a walk in the northern provinces which have borders with Burma and Laos;
go off the main roads and do like me, take a walk on certain red dirt roads; what I did regularly on my mountain bike when I go there ...
you will find that these "some" red roads are in better condition than most tarmac roads.
When you ask questions about it, the mouths remain closed but we get to know ..
We always get to know ..

 

As for the supposed links of the police with the traffic, these are fakes well maintained by the newspapers to the orders.
My eldest daughter is married to a captain of the river police;
he works sometimes day but especially night on the Mekong and I will not say on what portion to board the boats of traffickers.
I have Thai friends who are police officers in Petchabun province, they always work in pairs, always at night, to intercept the trucks and pickups that transport the drugs.
Bullets very often whistle; a friend of mine was seriously injured from several bullets a few years ago.

Do not tell me that the Thai police are in league with the drug traffickers.
There are certainly rots like in all the police in the world;
but drug trafficking in this country is in the hands of the military.
Army which has had a good school with the Americans during the war against Vietnam;
What if Air America tells you something? ....

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, z42 said:

How much worse can it get?

Much !

I'm sad to say

[Chongalulu]

11 hours ago, z42 said:

Pathetic, predictable, and absolutely appalling. For all of the outright criminality of those running the country, the people still don't look like they have Thanathorn's back. A huge show of solidarity is needed, and I am not confident that the younger generation will make a stand at any point.

How much worse can it get?

A pivotal moment in Thai democracy/politics. Unless there is a significant enough show of support and solidarity to cause the junta to back off or be ruled against then emboldened by any success ,they will take more stringent actions to suppress democracy. Thai youth,this is your moment,what will you do?

[Bangkok Barry]

To adapt Greta Thunberg - "You have stolen my country. How dare you!" Okay, the youth of Thailand - do something about it. If millions upon millions of you take on the military, what will they be able to do? She wants to save the world. Now you save your country.

[Expat Brad]

He and Future Forward are no more. Thanathorn could be gunned down tomorrow, Lee Harvey style, and the Thai people will do nothing!!!

Som nom nah ????

 

 

[Expat Brad]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

This guy is a hero to the Thai people. How many heroes can you think of, in contemporary Thai society? They need one! And I totally support him. He may be the answer. This nation needs to figure out a way of putting the useless and incompetent army out to pasture. For good! The police and the administration will continue to do everything they can to make his life comfortable. He represents a legitimate threat to their franchise, and the people really like him. Not the case with the army, who are losing whatever respect or prestige they once enjoyed, by the day. 

 

Get out Prayuth. You are not needed, you are not wanted, and you are despised by most people here. You are moving your nation backwards, and making life more difficult for all but the top 5%. 

I agree with you, however it/he and what they stand for will never ever be allowed. The army have their orders!!!

[Krataiboy]

The general election was an opportunity for change squandered. Now comes the reckoning for all those Thais who voted for a "quiet life" - not least brave boat rockers like Thanathorn.

 

It will be interesting to see whether his social status and wealth are enough to fireproof him against the vindictive wrath of the establishment.

[Saint Nick]

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

This guy is a hero to the Thai people. How many heroes can you think of, in contemporary Thai society? They need one! And I totally support him. He may be the answer. This nation needs to figure out a way of putting the useless and incompetent army out to pasture. For good! The police and the administration will continue to do everything they can to make his life comfortable. He represents a legitimate threat to their franchise, and the people really like him. Not the case with the army, who are losing whatever respect or prestige they once enjoyed, by the day. 

 

Get out Prayuth. You are not needed, you are not wanted, and you are despised by most people here. You are moving your nation backwards, and making life more difficult for all but the top 5%. 

As much as I WISH you were right...you know, what damage tanks and guns can do and you know, the crooks in power will use them!

[Eligius]

2 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

To adapt Greta Thunberg - "You have stolen my country. How dare you!" Okay, the youth of Thailand - do something about it. If millions upon millions of you take on the military, what will they be able to do? She wants to save the world. Now you save your country.

Bangkok Barry: it seems that you are one of the few here who agree with what I have been saying literally for years: strength lies in numbers. If, however, those numbers are displayed to be paltry - all the strength (in intensified form) will automatically be granted to the dinosaurs and they will be emboldened beyond all reckoning. Unless the Thais realise that their own power lies in their huge numbers - 'you ain't seen nothing yet' (as regards the augmented, triumphant militarist regime) ...

 

 

Edited December 24, 2019 by Eligius

[alexth]

Just as pathetic as the current government...