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Thousands join biggest protest in Bangkok since 2014 coup
Source: Reuters
Thousands join biggest protest in Bangkok since 2014 coup
Reuters
Sat 14 Dec 2019 13.26 GMT
Last modified on Sat 14 Dec 2019 15.08 GMT
Thousands of people joined the biggest protest in Bangkok since a 2014 coup on Saturday, after Thai authorities moved to ban a party that has rallied opposition to the government of the former military ruler Prayuth Chan-ocha.
The demonstration, called a day earlier by the Future Forward party leader, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, a 41-year-old billionaire, was reminiscent of the street protests that have roiled Bangkok over the past two decades of turbulent politics.
There was no sign of a major police presence or attempts to block the biggest demonstration since Prayuth seized power in 2014 in the name of ending street violence.
“This is just the beginning,” Thanathorn told the cheering crowds, which spilled across walkways and stairways close to the MBK Centre, in the heart of Bangkok’s shopping and business district.
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Reuters
Sat 14 Dec 2019 13.26 GMT
Last modified on Sat 14 Dec 2019 15.08 GMT
Thousands of people joined the biggest protest in Bangkok since a 2014 coup on Saturday, after Thai authorities moved to ban a party that has rallied opposition to the government of the former military ruler Prayuth Chan-ocha.
The demonstration, called a day earlier by the Future Forward party leader, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, a 41-year-old billionaire, was reminiscent of the street protests that have roiled Bangkok over the past two decades of turbulent politics.
There was no sign of a major police presence or attempts to block the biggest demonstration since Prayuth seized power in 2014 in the name of ending street violence.
“This is just the beginning,” Thanathorn told the cheering crowds, which spilled across walkways and stairways close to the MBK Centre, in the heart of Bangkok’s shopping and business district.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/14/thailand-sees-biggest-anti-government-protest-since-2014-coup
