Arrests will fuel dissentWith the arrests of more activists in connection with their role in the July 18 rally at Democracy Monument, which was organised by the Free Youth group, the country is inching once again toward political strife. Previously, he was released on bail on the condition he would not repeat the same offences that saw him locked up in the first place. The prime minister has also failed to deliver on reforming the police, an agency involved in a series of scandals. The government and the authorities must learn the hard fact that the country's crisis cannot be solved through legal means alone. If they want to achieve reconciliation, they must look to political means, set up a dialogue, and show sincerity in charter amendment, which should be carried out swiftly.

Source: Bangkok Post August 20, 2020 23:48 UTC