On Wednesday, PAD still demonstrated in front of Parliament Building. Thailand Prime Minister Samak Sunthoraweth revealed that he would not command police officers to use arm forces or attack civilians in the demonstration. But the situation on Friday shows that Samak was liar.
According to many news agencies in Thailand (except NBT) reported that since the government filed a lawsuit against the PAD and the civil court ruled the PAD to step off the Parliament area. Since the court’s judgment did not say very clear that they allow police officers to attack civilians or not. This situation made police officers used their power over what the court said, by attacking demonstrators with sticks and stump people over their feet.
Afternoon on the same day, civil court decided to cancel this judgment and wait for Supreme Court for further judgment. This situation has been criticized by many academicians and experts in political sciences, as well as Human Right Watch Organization and majority of senate that have the same point of view, saying that what police officers have done to civilians is unacceptable.
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