10 03 2021
While most of the world watches Myanmar and counts the toll of dead, injured and arrested, the regime in Bangkok is quietly and ruthlessly decapitating its opponents.
There are several efforts by local NGOs to tally the arrests and charges, but it is a difficult task as the police and military often operate secretly and not all cases come to public attention.
Prachatai has tried to bring this together. It says Amnesty International has released a statement claiming the arrest and/or charging of “
382 protest leaders and demonstrators in
207 cases
since 2020…”. This, it says, is “tantamount to systematic suppression of freedom.” We are unsure whether this total includes “another
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Activist charged B6m for removing plants at Democracy Monument
Activist charged B6m for removing plants at Democracy Monument
THAILAND: What is the price for removing decorative plants at Democracy Monument? Student activist Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul found out yesterday (Mar 7) in a police charge.
Monday 8 March 2021, 08:42AM
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration officials examine plants used to decorate Democracy Monument, which were removed by protesters on Feb 13, 2021. Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb.
The Thammasat University student said she was ordered by Samran Rat police station to pay B5.9 million in compensation for damage caused by taking out plants placed to decorate the monument.
A Thai prosecutor on Monday indicted 18 activists for their roles in anti-government rallies last year by a protest movement that has brought unprecedented challenges to the royal palace and military-dominated establishment.