Police to summon 27 WeVo guards who allegedly escaped
published : 9 Mar 2021 at 19:01
27 Anti-government protesters occupy a section of Ratchadaphisek Road during a rally led by REDEM outside of the Criminal Court on March 6. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
Police will summon 27 WeVo guards and other people who on Saturday allegedly escaped from police vehicles after being held to acknowledge charges.
Pol Maj Gen Piya Tawichai, deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) and spokesman, said on Tuesday that the 27 people would face summons.
On Saturday, police arrested WeVo (We Volunteer) guards at a mall. While they were on police vehicles, a number of protesters surrounded the vehicles. They damaged them and opened the doors to let the detainees escape.
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Gambling dens do exist, says Deputy PM Prawit
Gambling dens do exist, says Deputy PM Prawit
THAILAND: Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon today (Jan 7) backtracked on his earlier remarks that he believed there were no illegal gambling dens in Bangkok.
Prawit corrected himself after being ridiculed in the media and by the public. Photo: Bangkok Post.
Gen Prawit corrected himself after being ridiculed in the media and by the public.
“I didn’t mean that gambling dens do not exist,” he said. “We all know that there are gambling dens but it is the duty of police to eradicate these illicit activities.”