Disappointment voiced over envoy's remark

Major-General Weerachon Sukondhapatipak told a Line group of reporters at Government House it was disappointing that “the Ambassador” took a position that ended up supporting a group that has often broken the law and disrespected judicial processes, unlike the majority of the people. Asked by The Nation who he was referring to, the spokesman declined to say. 

Maj Gen Weerachon said the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) regretted the incident, which saw students removed from a train on Monday en route to the park in a bid to highlight graft at the project. He added that this issue had been discussed with every envoy. 

British Ambassador to Thailand Mark Kent tweeted on Monday: “I had hoped the fact that 200 people [being] allowed to demonstrate at the US Embassy might be relaxation on freedom of assembly”. 

This appeared to refer to a small rally late last month against US Ambassador Glyn Davies for his criticism of harsh penalties under the lese majeste law, but was voiced when the students were heading to the Army park in Hua Hin.