Council meeting: there is chaos in front of parliament, police inject water into protesters – warns the use of rubber bullets – BBC news

Less than an hour before the meeting time of the “People’s” group, a chaotic incident occurred in front of the National Assembly on Samsen Road. Police injected a lot of pressure on the protesters around 2:10 p.m.

Thai PBS reported that a high pressure water jet, parked behind a concrete barrier on Samsen Road, began spraying water on protesters as a “warning” after some protesters tried to remove the barbed wire.

When water is injected Apparently, colored smoke was blown from the protesters’ side towards the police side continuously. Unconfirmed who the pitcher was

Police continued to spray protesters at regular intervals for about 20 minutes before dispatching crowd control personnel to approach the barrier. And the police announced through amplifiers to stop the demolition of police barriers.

In the video recording of the event that was published on Twitter. The operator’s voice announced over the amplifier that “if you don’t stop we will use rubber bullets” as Thai BBC reporters witnessed the incident as crowd control officers distributed rubber bullets. Distributing 5 children per teacher

About 20 minutes passed, officials asked to negotiate with the leader of the protester’s card. Showing sincerity in negotiations by keeping the high pressure water jet away from the crowd

Around 2:45 p.m., the police were negotiating with the protester’s card boss.

This happened after the morning, the group “Thai Phakdee” came to present a letter showing their position against the constitutional amendment. Where part of him continues to meet in front of Parliament

The group “Thai Phakdi” announced to defend the constitution in 2017, led the yellow shirts to protest against the amendment of the dreaded constitution.

Late today (November 17), as the parliamentary meeting to consider the amendment of the constitution began, Dr. Varongdej Kitivikrom, leader and co-founder of the group “Thai Phakdee”, led the masses of the yellow shirts. A group met in front of parliament to announce their position against the 2017 constitutional amendment before traveling to the attorney general’s office. To exercise its rights enshrined in the Constitution, Section 49 submits a petition to the Constitutional Court to suspend the constitutional reform.

Since the officials have declared a radius of 50 meters around the Parliament Do not allow anyone to use it as a community Therefore, the members of the Thai Pakdee group were not allowed to organize activities in the control area, so Dr. Warong led the masses to move to the assembly at the Kiakkai intersection. Consisting of the Thai Pakdee Army’s Tham Army and the Center for the Protection of Persons Institute (NRSA)

Dr. Varong addressed protesters and the media that The reason for this move is to oppose the current constitution amendment. It is believed that the election of members of the Constituent Assembly (SSO) will lead to changes in the administrative structure and overthrow the royal powers or the monarchy.

“This is a big problem in Thailand. A group of people changed Using mobs and constitutional changes With foreign backing Through people’s revolution What is a change of government,” said Dr. Warong.

Today and tomorrow (November 17-18) there will be a joint session of Congress to consider a draft amendment to the constitution. There will be a total of seven constitutional amendments, including 6 drafts that have passed the consideration of the Commission (KMTH). Study the draft amendments before accepting the principles. With Mr. Wirat Ratanaset, President of the Coordinating Committee of the House of Representatives (Whip Government) as president and another draft of more than one hundred thousand people, presented through the Internet for People Law Project (Ilaw)

Dr. Warong said “I woke up” and affirmed that the draft constitution submitted by the coalition and opposition parties. It is to protect the interests of politicians and political parties. The Ilaw corps is a corps that is supported by foreigners. Therefore, they do not agree with the constitutional reform of the three parties.

In this regard, Dr. Warong presented a letter to the President of the Senate to object to the amendment of the constitution through Gen Sing Suek Singphai, Vice President of the Senate.

Part of the letter to the President of the Senate says that “(Thai Phakdi Group), there are observations that I would like to report to the President of the Senate, namely The 2017 constitution is the constitution established by the people. It has been approved by a plebiscite of 16 , 8 million and, in the long run, it will benefit the people and the country. ”And some political parties rely on the overthrow of the constitution for this new draft. Leading to the abolition of the monarchy and the reduction of royal power.”

Dr. Warong asks the Senate to make decisions about the interests of the people.

After that, the masses of yellow shirts moved to the Attorney General’s Office, Government Center on Chaengwattana Road, to exercise their rights under Section 49 of the Constitution to petition the Constitutional Court to suspend the constitutional amendment. But some protesters still settled at the Kiakkai intersection, with Ms. Haruthai Muang Bunsri, co-founder of the Thai Pakdee Group. Led a speech to attack groups that proposed constitutional amendments Claiming to be destroying the 20-year national strategy

Another move to consider this afternoon is. The meeting of the student group, those who call themselves “citizens”, announced a meeting in the National Assembly at 3:00 pm to pressure the parliament, which will have an agenda to consider the draft reform of the constitution. He said the demonstration would cease with a parliamentary vote to accept a draft constitutional amendment that does not block amendments in a section related to the reform of the monarchy.

The Facebook page, a coalition of the group “People”, declared that the demonstration would be “surrounded by land, water and air.”