Five police officers were demoted because they failed to prevent anti-coup Khon Kaen students activists from humiliating Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, the head of the junta, during his speech in Khon Kaen last week.
According to Matichon, Police Maj Gen Bunlert Jipradit, the chief of Provincial Police Region 4, on Sunday transferred the five police officers from Khon Kaen Police Station to the Region Four Police Operation Center.
The reason of the transfer is reportedly because the five failed to maintain law and order during Prayut's speech at Khon Kaen Provincial Hall last Wednesday, which allowed five students activists from Dao Din, a student activist group based in Khon Kaen University, to give the three-fingered salute and showing t-shirts with the message ‘No coup d’état’.
The five police officers are:
Pol Lt Supakon Kamsingnog
Pol Lt Phongrit Kongsirisombat
Pol Maj Lt Anusak Sakdhawacharanon
Pol Col Lt Jiratchatigun Jaraskamolpong
Pol Col Lt Chatchay Timnigul
According to Dao Din Facebook page, police officers in and out of uniforms were monitoring the house in Khon Kaen, which used to be the facility of the group. However, all of the group members are now in safe places elsewhere.
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