In the Thai capital Bangkok, the government-critical demonstrations continue. Since yesterday, tens of thousands of people have gathered near the Royal Palace to show their dissatisfaction with the government. During the morning, the students handed over a list of demands for reform of the monarchy to the head of the royal guard.
To great cheers from the protesters, one of the student leaders handed over a list of demands for reforms that will reduce the king’s high position in Thailand.
It is about being able to examine the monarchy without risking being punished with the harsh laws of majesty.
They want the king’s power over the country’s politics and his great influence over the military to end. The list also includes a distinction between the king’s personal wealth and the royal house’s assets, which he thinks belong to the people because it comes with apanaget.
тайландецът the royal house is the richest in the world and you simply want greater insight into what the money is used for. Earlier in the morning, a symbolic act was carried out when protesters placed a plaque commemorating the bloodless democratic revolution of 1932, seen as the birth of democracy in Thailand, in the ground near the Royal Palace. The original tablet disappeared without a trace in 2017 when the country was ruled by a military junta.
The protests in Bangkok are the largest since 2014 that led to the military seizing power through a coup. Yesterday and last night, students have replaced each other with speeches demanding that the country’s leadership must resign and be replaced by a democratically elected government after changing the constitution so that the military has no influence over politics in the country.
So far, the demonstrations, which according to the organizers have attracted 200,000 people and according to the police around 20,000, have been carried out without any clashes and violence. At present, it does not seem likely that the military-backed government or the royal family will agree to the students’ demands.
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