BANGKOK, Oct. 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The areas around Government House here have been cleared for traffic and cleaned by city workers after the anti-government demonstration ended on Thursday, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported.
Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-ocha declared the emergency decree in Bangkok to ban gathering of five or more people, put into effect at 4am on Thursday.
The announcement said the illegal public assembly caused turmoil and had an impact on a royal motorcade as well as the COVID-19 control measures.
The emergency decree also bans publication of news and electronic information, which could create fear, distort information or creating misunderstanding that will affect national security.
After the declaration of the emergency decree, the police arrested three protest leaders Parit Chirawat, human rights lawyer Arnon Nampha and Panupong Jadnok after they had announced to end the rally at Government House and to gather at the Ratchaprasong business area Thursday afternoon. Most of the protesters had left the rally site.
TNA reported that another protest leader, Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, has been arrested this morning after she vowed on social media to push ahead with a demonstration at the Ratchaprasong intersection at 4pm in defiance of the emergency decree.
Thousands of demonstrators on Wednesday marched from Democracy Monument to put pressure on the Prime Minister to resign on the 47th anniversary of the 1973 uprising.
They also demand a new constitution and reform of the monarchy.
— NNN-BERNAMA