Police struggle to wash off stains

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Police struggle to wash off stains

By THE NATION

 

 

The paint stains were still obvious at an entrance to Royal Thai Police Headquarters, despite serious cleaning efforts this morning.

 

 

On Wednesday, thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators gathered at Bangkok’s Ratchaprasong Intersection and surrounded the headquarters.

 

 

Tins of paint were splashed all over the walls in a protest against a crackdown the day before, when riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at demonstrators outside Parliament.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30398229

 

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Thai royalists urge police to invoke lèse majesté law against protesters who offend the Monarchy

 

 

Royalists have stepped up calls for the police to invoke the lèse majesté law, or Section 112 of the Criminal Code, against anti-establishment protesters who offend the Monarchy, following an incident on Wednesday night when one unidentified protester spray-painted an allegedly offensive remark under a huge portrait of Her Majesty the Queen Mother, in front of the Royal Thai Police headquarters, which the royalists described as crossing the line too far to be tolerated.

 

Former deputy director of the National Intelligence Agency, Mr. Nantiwat Samart, said in his Facebook post today “That is too much! The mob has gone too far in offending the Monarchy every time there is a protest. It has hurts the feelings of every Thai.”

 

He accused the protesters of attempting to overthrow the Monarchy. He added that people were frustrated over the government’s inaction, as he urged the police to file lèse majesté charges against all offenders.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-royalists-urge-police-to-invoke-lese-majeste-law-against-protesters-who-offend-the-monarchy/

 

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