Thailand Protesters' Plaque Removed from Near Palace: Police

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Petir Garda Bhwana

Senin, 21 September 2020 08:22 WIB

TEMPO.CO, Bangkok - A plaque placed by Thailand pro-democracy protesters near the Grand Palace in Bangkok that declared that Thailand belongs to the people and not the king has been removed, police said on Monday.

The plaque was placed on Sunday after a weekend rally by tens of thousands of people who cheered calls for reforms to the monarchy of King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

Thai authorities have said criticising the monarchy is unacceptable in a country where the king is constitutionally “enthroned in a position of revered worship”.

Protests that began on university campuses have drawn increasing numbers of older people. That includes red shirt followers of ousted populist Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra who had clashed for years with pro-establishment yellow shirts before Prayuth seized power in 2014.

Read also: Thailand Protesters Challenge Monarchy as Huge Protests Escalate

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