Gen Prawit was speaking at Government House in response to reporters' questions about the mass anti-government demonstration by the Free People group at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok on Sunday night. "The government is duty-bound to provide security for the demonstrators," Gen Prawit said. Asked why the government had not done anything, since the gathering contravened the emergency decree, which is still in force, Gen Prawit retorted: "What can we do?" Asked how he felt about seeing such a large number of anti-government demonstrators on Sunday night, Gen Prawit declined to answer and walked away. Anti-government demonstrators led by the Free People group gather at the Democracy Monument on Ratchadamnoen Avenue on Sunday night.

Source: Bangkok Post August 17, 2020 06:56 UTC