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BANGKOK: Thai anti-government protesters demonstrated outside Bangkok on Saturday (November 28) with a parade of ducks and speeches demanding the removal of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, a new constitution and reforms to the monarchy.
The protests have intensified this week despite threats by Prayut, a former leader of the military government, to use all available laws against protesters who break them and charges of insulting the monarchy against various protest leaders.
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Thai protesters organize an inflatable duck parade in Nonthaburi, outside Bangkok, Thailand, on November 28, 2020 (Photo: Reuters / Matthew Tostevin).
A Thai protester spray paints a message saying “Governors must not use double standards” at the government office in Nonthaburi outside Bangkok, Thailand, on November 28, 2020 (Photo: Reuters / Matthew Tostevin).
Hundreds of people gathered in both Nonthaburi and Bang Na, northwest and southeast of Bangkok respectively.
“We have had too many years of corrupt dictatorship. We want an election in which our voice is really heard,” said a 24-year-old recent graduate, who only gave him the nickname “A”.
Protesters are seeking Prayut’s removal, accusing him of organizing an election last year to maintain power. He has said that the vote was fair and that he will not resign.
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A protester attends a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 28, 2020 (Photo: Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun)
A protester shows the three-finger salute at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 28, 2020 (Photo: Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun)
Protesters have also broken taboos by seeking reforms to curb the powers of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s monarchy, saying the institution has allowed decades of military domination.
The palace has not commented since the protests began. The king has said that despite the demonstrations, the protesters are loved “anyway.”
