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Chaos Erupts in Bangkok When Anti-Government Activists Charged

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Chaos broke out in front of Bangkok’s Samran Rat police on Friday as anti-government activists arrived to acknowledge charges. Their supporters removed police barriers and started a ruckus, throwing paint over some officers.

Jatupat “Pai Dao Din” Boonpattarasaksa and 14 other activists were summonsed by police to answer charges against them. They were charged in connection with staying overnight at the October 14 Memorial at Khok Wua intersection on Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue. “Sleeping in camp, not sleeping in prison”.

On Friday morning, they walked from the nearby Democracy Monument to Samran Rat police station to answer the charges. More than 100 supporters accompanied them. Even more some carrying banners with the message “Down with dictatorship. Long Live Democracy”, in Thai.

The 15 anti-government activists face charges of violating the emergency decree and traffic, cleanliness and also disease control laws.

Around 9.45am, chaos erupted as supporters confronted police manning barricades. The barricades were set up to prevent outsiders and reporters from entering the police station.

Anti-government protesters threw paint on Police officers

 

Ant-government, activists, Bangkok

Angry supporters removed the barriers. Singer-songwriter Chai-amorn Kaewwiboonpan, known as Ammy of the Bottom Blues band, threw a container of blue paint at police, soaking some of them.

Mr Chai-armon said, “This is not a threat. If you (authorities) continue to bully us, I will bully you back with a form of art.’’

The supporters forced their way into the station compound. Consequently gathering at the bottom of the front entrance stairs as the activists entered the building to acknowledge the charges.

The activists were summonsed for their roles in the Free Youth rally near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok on July 18. It was the first major political demonstration since the lifting of most Covid-19 restrictions.

Pol Maj Gen Methee Rakphan, commander of the Metropolitan Police Division 6, also said that charges would be laid against demonstrators for removing police barriers.

He also said that after questioning, the 15 summonsed activists would be released. Activists usually elected to reserve their  testimony for the court, he added.

Furthermore Police investigators also said they would submit their case report to public prosecutors on Sept 16, the division chief said.

Source: Bangkok Post

 

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