Police insist official document not meant as an order to detain protesters

[webfact]

Police insist official document not meant as an order to detain protesters

By The Nation

 

 

The Democracy Restoration Group posted a picture of a Border Patrol Police Region 1 document signed on July 24 detailing protests by the Free Youth group and the Students Union of Thailand.

 

The document mentions searching a location to “detain 100 protesters and five leaders” and a resolution to “deal with” anti-government rallies in the future.

 

However, police said the document was a part of usual procedures when there was a political rally and only informed officers to be prepared. Police claimed that mention of any location did not mean protesters were to be detained, so they did not want anyone to misunderstand the document as it was only a guideline.

 

Meanwhile, red shirt activist Jatupon Prompan said a Free Youth pro-democracy protest has been organised at King Taksin the Great Monument while the pro-government group gathers at Democracy Monument.

 

He asked protesters to coordinate with the authorities as this kind of event had previously led to violence.

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday (July 29) that he was concerned about political rallies and asked representatives from the group that supported his government not to hold any protest as the situation could lead to violence.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30392160

 

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[Thaiwrath]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday (July 29) that he was concerned about political rallies

Obviously, but don't you understand, it is you and your <deleted> government they are protesting about ! 

Step down, get the country to hold proper elections, and the protests will almost certainly stop.

Edited July 30, 2020 by Thaiwrath

[colinneil]

Sad thing is,the police will be under orders from Prayut..... Stop the protests by what ever means you can.

I cannot allow anybody show dissent towards me and my crowd of money grabbing cronies.

[ThailandRyan]

4 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

Obviously, but don't you understand, it is you and your <deleted> government they are protesting about ! 

Step down, get the country to hold proper elections, and the protests will almost certainly stop.

But why should they care. They illegally took the country by force and gave themselves amnesty to do whatever they wanted. It is of no concern to them. They will leave after they have raped and pillaged the country. Much like the Khmer Rouge did in Cambodia.  Only difference u see is the killing fields are different.

[nausea]

It's gonna be very interesting to see how this plays out; we're seeing the velvet glove displayed. Comparisons to the Khmer Rouge are totally inappropriate. No velvet glove with the Khmer Rouge, iron fist all the way.

Edited July 30, 2020 by nausea

[Mavideol]

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday (July 29) that he was concerned about political rallies

he should be concerned as he was Not democratically elected by the people and that's what the rallies are all about, Democracy

[Mavideol]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

asked representatives from the group that supported his government not to hold any protest as the situation could lead to violence.

is this correct?  his own group was intending to protest against him, hummm trouble on the horizon

[thequietman]

27 minutes ago, webfact said:

Jatupon Prompan

This guy again. ????

[tracker1]

The document mentions searching a location to “detain 100 protesters and five leaders” and a resolution to “deal with” anti-government rallies in the future.

 

However, police said the document was a part of usual procedures when there was a political rally

So if it isn't an Order why was it done ?????? Usual Procedures don't need an Order ! Yes General someone loves Orders

 

[nikmar]

45 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Sad thing is,the police will be under orders from Prayut..... Stop the protests by what ever means you can.

I cannot allow anybody show dissent towards me and my crowd of money grabbing cronies.

maybe the orders come from higher up

[klauskunkel]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

the pro-government group gathers at Democracy Monument

Hah, the nerve!

[holy cow cm]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Free Youth pro-democracy protest has been organised at King Taksin the Great Monument while the pro-government group gathers at Democracy Monument.

Now this is a surprise with these brown noser's holding a pro government rally. Wonder how much they make?

 

What would be fun is to assemble all of the population in every city to rally who does not like this government and it's Pinocchio fathead and then on another day let the pro Pinocchio regime ones rally  and then we can honestly see what is factual. I can say my entire family and extended family would be on the get out side.

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday (July 29) that he was concerned about political rallies and asked representatives from the group that supported his government not to hold any protest as the situation could lead to violence.

 

Pinnochio, Pinnochio, wherefore art thou Pinocchio?”  Deny thy paid protestors and refuse thy counter glory and violence? 

[hotchilli]

If the powers to be start getting heavy handed with students there will be more trouble than he bargained for. Students tend to stick together and if push comes to shove watch them all turn out for the biggest protests ever seen.

[mark131v]

The hub of misunderstandings....

[BritManToo]

Just now, AgMech Cowboy said:

The military government put together a 12?, 15?, 20? yr plan to try and to stability in government.

Would point out the only reason the government wasn't stable was the military.

So the logical answer would be to disband the military

[NoshowJones]

19 hours ago, nikmar said:

maybe the orders come from higher up

Who is higher up? It is the soldiers who run the country, that's why it is in such a mess, even before the virus.

[Rimmer]

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[DirtyHarry55]

Police have arrested Anon Nampa and other Protest leaders on Sedition and Breaking the Emergency Decree
they are being held at Bangkok a police stations for interrogation.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/16741/prominent-human-rights-lawyer-taken-into-custody-in-thailand/

[Heppinger]

On 7/31/2020 at 12:05 PM, BritManToo said:

Would point out the only reason the government wasn't stable was the military.

So the logical answer would be to disband the military

The Government is extremely stable, it's survival over the last 100 years considering the surrounding mayhem in neighboring countries should prove this. Most Governments have a strong military influence in one way or another.

[DirtyHarry55]

UP TO 31 MAY BE TARGETED IN LATEST PROTEST CRACKDOWN

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2020/08/07/up-to-31-may-be-targeted-in-latest-protest-crackdown/

 

Protesters are gathering outside police stations where leaders are being held.
 

Edited August 7, 2020 by DirtyHarry55

[mark131v]

Making the international news now but a strange silence in the news section:

 

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/thai-protesters-threaten-escalation-police-make-arrests-72231713

 

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-thailand-protests/thai-police-detain-two-leaders-of-student-protests-idUKKCN2531BY

 

Could be interesting times ahead...