Teargas lies taint policeThe Royal Thai Police have compromised their integrity by going back on their word after the use of teargas during the rally at Pathumwan intersection in mid-October. During a parliamentary hearing on Monday, deputy chief of the 2nd Crowd Control Division Chawalit Runsiri admitted that teargas was mixed in with water sprayed at anti-government demonstrators. At the time, officials reportedly brushed aside the claim that teargas was used as "fake news". Lt Col Chawalit insisted that riot police followed universal standards on crowd control and resorted to teargas only after the water cannon failed to force them to retreat. Police denials about teargas has brought into question its claim that the crowd control techniques are up to standards.

Source: Bangkok Post November 10, 2020 23:15 UTC