BANGKOK, July 20 (TNA) – Police are considering taking legal
action against leaders of the rally held in Bangkok on Saturday, saying it
violated the emergency decree and other criminal codes.
The Student Union of Thailand and the Free Youth group led
the rally at the Democracy Monument on Saturday, demanding resignation of Prime
Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Police have
said they failed to ask for permission to demonstrate.
Metropolitan police force on Monday held a meeting of
investigators, crime suppression division and crowd control unit to discuss
about the charges against the protest leaders.
Police said they had collected evidence that some of them
instigating the crowd and spreading misinformation.
The rally is also deemed violating the state of emergency
decree that has been imposed since March as part of the effort to prevent the
spread of the coronavirus.
The protest leaders, in their speeches, called for a
revocation of the emergency decree.
Their other demands include dissolution of Parliament and a
drafting of new constitution. They also
threatened to intensify the movement if the government does not respond to the
demands within two weeks.(TNA)
