Air force officer disciplined for 'offending' policePolice officers are stationed on a flyover during a clash with protesters in Din Daeng area on Monday. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)Disciplinary action has been taken against an air force officer for posting social media comments about police actions to disperse demonstrators at Din Daeng intersection in Bangkok, an air force source said. A committee was set up to conduct a disciplinary investigation against the pilot officer, a student at the air force's flight training school, said the source. The training school has taken four punitive actions against him -- a flight suspension, a two-week confinement, three days of hard labour and a deduction of points for behaviour. Air force personnel are not barred from expressing opinions in a democracy, the source said, but they should avoid making remarks that could offend people and lead to a conflict.

Source: Bangkok Post August 18, 2021 10:18 UTC