Students at Isaan’s Mahasarakham University say they’re going ahead with a planned anti-government rally despite a ban from the institution. Organisers of the protest made the announcement earlier right now.
The university initially said yesterday that any rallies held on campus grounds must abide by the laws and refrain from anti-monarchy rhetoric. Dark revised its coverage and banned all gatherings throughout the school grounds, citing Covid-19 issues.
“The actions must not have deceptive intent or hidden agenda in search of to defy the Constitution, the laws, or overthrow the constitutional monarchy.”
But the MSU Democracy Front stated their rally in opposition to the federal government of PM Prayut Chan-o-cha will go forward whatever the ban, and moved the the protest from 5pm to 3pm. The organisers also threatened to escalate the rally into a name on the university rector to resign.
The gathering follows Saturday’s rally on the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, where protesters demanded that the federal government call a brand new election and redraft the Constitution.
That protest has since unfold into different provinces throughout the week. Youth teams throughout the country have voiced their intention to continue holding anti-government rallies, while the PM has mentioned they may be violating the law.
“This shouldn’t be happening. I won’t make feedback now, but the 3 demands (dissolution of parliament, rewriting of the Constitution and an end to threats against the public for the military to hold on to power) shall be proposed in the House and a committee established to handle it.”