Police exploring legal action against Democracy Monument protest leaders

 

 

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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No freedom of speech.

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.

When there is no crime to suppress just invent one ????

rage against the machine

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...

Freedoms decreasing around the globe. Good for them, not surprised about looking at legal routes to stop them.

2 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

When there is no crime to suppress just invent one ????

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

Jackboots looking desperately for a technicality to protect the coward at government house.  Such fragile people running Thailand.  cha cha makes the whole government look weak.  

Getting pathetic now, people cannot voice discontent freely.

The man in government house will stop at nothing to silence any protest.

The police are just being used as pawns in his little game, they will dream up anything just to be able to charge protesters.

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!

3 hours ago, webfact said:

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

How about just recognising that this was a peaceful protest against the sham of an pseudo-military Government elected by stealth, who have no clue how to govern, have nearly bought this country to its knees with their inadequacies and contempt for the people of this country who can see through their corrupt and manipulative activities. 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

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.

I wonder if he contacted his mum .................LOL

The spectacularly toxic army will continue to do everything in it's power to suppress democracy and the will of the people. They are despised as never before, so they cannot afford to allow the people to speak. 

 

I believe the youth will oust them sooner, rather than later. They are a hugely regressive force, and they are moving Thailand backwards, on countless levels. 

Police and Army behind barriers looking for ways to arrest peaceful demonstrators against a dictatorial government.........all around a place called The Democracy Monument.........That was built to celebrate the onset of Democracy in the 1930's....Oh, the irony.

Hopefully history won't repeat itself..

 

 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

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.

Thailand is starting to implode and the youth are ready to press the button.

5 hours ago, whatafarang said:

No freedom of speech.

Why adding the word speech?

1 hour ago, kotsak said:

Hopefully history won't repeat itself..

 

 

Very true. We wouldn't want to see someone on Thai TV smoking, would we?

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

Getting pathetic now, people cannot voice discontent freely.

The man in government house will stop at nothing to silence any protest.

The police are just being used as pawns in his little game, they will dream up anything just to be able to charge protesters.

What else do you expect when their best friend is China?

47 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

What else do you expect when their best friend is China?

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

I wish, they would invent some ways to enforce the traffic laws...

Note police were never reformed due to the above reason. So they can act as ass cleaners when required. This is a rotten government as we all know. FAKES

Keep it up Thailand, much more and I can get the family to claim asylum in the UK

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.

27 minutes ago, The Barmbeker said:

I wish, they would invent some ways to enforce the traffic laws...

The budget isn't big enough for a cattle-prod up the posterior of all the country's police.

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5 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Thailand is starting to implode and the youth are ready to press the button.

Borders sealed and economy not going to recover, perfect recipe.

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..."

Disgusting. No room in this new changing Thai world for these dinosaur self centered self righteous bozos who love China too much now. They need to get out as Thailand people are tired of them and all that they surround..

Edited July 21, 20205 yr by holy cow cm