Chiang Mai University students rally under eagle eye of police, soldiers

By The Nation

 

 

More than 2,000 students and lecturers from Chiang Mai University gathered near the Ang Kaew reservoir in the campus on Monday (August 24) under the strict monitoring of soldiers and police officers.

 

The activists gathered at around 6pm and began the rally by raising the three-finger salute.

 

Watcharapat Thammachak, 22, president of the Law Faculty’s students club, said the rally’s aim was to continue pushing the government to meet three demands – dissolve Parliament, rewrite the Constitution and stop intimidating the public.

 

As for the strict screening of participants to ensure no outsiders join the protest, Watcharapat said the university campus was a public place and it is wrong to stop people from joining.

 

He also said Covid-19 was no longer a threat as the outbreak had drastically improved, but was being used as an excuse by the government to control people.

 

Over the past few weeks, several anti-establishment protesters have been threatened by legal action now that the government has extended the state of emergency and put in place other measures to block people’s freedom.

 

“The protest’s main aim is to hear from students, labourers and even the government on how the country’s system can be improved in the future,” he said.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30393482

 

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These young people and others the future of this country and the Government should be listening very hard to what they have to say .

I believe that a navy submarine was in the moat nearby with its periscope up surveying these rebels.

Like an eagle...looking down menacingly, talons at the ready to pounce...beak sharp and ready to inflict damage...

 

Way to go Thailand!

20 hours ago, webfact said:

under the strict monitoring of soldiers and police officers

I bet that the CCTV Cameras are 100% working in this area at this time...

Thai democracy at work under the eagle eye of corruption of course????️???? 

I wonder how Prayut feels having his popularity challenged in public everyday.

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Watcharapat Thammachak, 22, president of the Law Faculty’s students club, said the rally’s aim was to continue pushing the government to meet three demands – dissolve Parliament, rewrite the Constitution and stop intimidating the public.

second cousin to Watchyourbak  who has been missing for a few days.    

 

saw a VIP  speeding by in his motorcade the other day .  Licence plate :  C็HANGE 555 

10 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I wonder how Prayut feels having his popularity challenged in public everyday.

I think he quite used to it by now and do you think he cares?

The PM is the A hole amid a whole stream of excrement. 

2 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

I bet that the CCTV Cameras are 100% working in this area at this time...

and drones???

4 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

I bet that the CCTV Cameras are 100% working in this area at this time...

And then some ...

9 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I wonder how Prayut feels having his popularity challenged in public everyday.

He is not popular with the public. But he must be assembling his cronies and dogs to confront this predicament of a hindrance they are currently facing. Can’t kidnap everyone and make them disappear. 

How can they use the virus as a reason they done want protests...when they say thailand is totally free of it in the general public? 

13 hours ago, holy cow cm said:

 Can’t kidnap everyone and make them disappear. 

You wanna bet?

16 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

You wanna bet?

What, right out of the Khmer Rouge play book? I would gather the secret black souls that Thaksin initiated for the drug sellers and users. That was certainly a scary time. 

Went to see the movie Tenet today and there about 20 to 25 young people in theatre(some were wearing school uniforms).  When the King’s anthem was played only about 5 of them stood.  In past some would sit outside of the theatre but this is the first time i have seen this many not stand for the anthem.  

8 hours ago, ChipButty said:

You wanna bet?

 

yes, as long a the people stick together, like the british lions 99 call in '74