There is no unfair treatment or persecution,” he told reporters at the 11th Military Circle, of which he is the commander. They demanded that an election be held by November, and not next February, as has been promised by the junta. They are charged with violating a junta ban on political gatherings of five or more people, provoking public commotion and breaking the law on public assembly. “We cannot do anything that goes beyond the scope of the law or our responsibility.”NCPO legal officials on Thursday filed a complaint against 41 pro-election protesters at the May 22 rally. Earlier, 21 activists, many of them protest leaders, had been charged with breaking the ban and provoking public commotion.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 31, 2018 09:32 UTC