Police have plan to contain September 19th student protest at TU

 

Anti-government protesters hold up three-finger salutes at a rally by the Democracy Monument in Bangkok on August 16, 2020.

 

Bangkok police are making preparations to cope with a student-led protest, scheduled to take place at Thammasat University’s Tha Prachan campus on Saturday September 19th, to ensure peace and order.

 

Pol Lt-Gen Pakkapong Pongpetra, Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, said today that it is not yet confirmed, by the protest organizers, how many days the protest will last or whether the protesters will move out of the campus to other areas, such as Sanam Luang or the Democracy Monument.

 

He said, however, that the police have developed a contingency plan to cope with any changes to the original plan to stage the rally on campus.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/police-have-plan-to-contain-september-19th-student-protest-at-tu/

 

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Battens tear gas mass arrest tanks and guns presumably talking resignations and fleeing not on any radar yet????  

52 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Battens tear gas mass arrest tanks and guns presumably talking resignations and fleeing not on any radar yet????  

 

Indeed, the words "Police" and "Thammasat" place worrying images of 1976 in my mind ????

 

3 hours ago, Crossy said:

Indeed, the words "Police" and "Thammasat" place worrying images of 1976 in my mind

Exactly, or 1992. I was in BKK when that one kicked off. Scary as news was blocked and there was no social media. Sadly. I guess we are due another one to suppress the masses.

I hope that historical memory will make the police rethink the attitudes they should follow.  because that year some students "crossed the line" and ended up in a massacre.
 

 

 

4 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

Indeed, the words "Police" and "Thammasat" place worrying images of 1976 in my mind ????

 

Shades of Nak Paendin, especially with Apirat Kongsompong as the Army Chief

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Bangkok police are making preparations to cope with a student-led protest, scheduled to take place at Thammasat University’s Tha Prachan campus on Saturday September 19th, to ensure peace and order.

I'm sure they are... hope no-one lights the blue touch paper, keep it peaceful and give them no reason to get heavy handed.

Government lackeys - keep up the good work and get a few more BMW "smart" cars.