Pro-democracy activists plan silent protest at Siam Paragon
Activists planned a silent protest on Thursday after the junta brought a mass lawsuit against pro-democracy demonstrators demanding an election.
Activist Nutta Mahattana announced on Facebook on Wednesday that she would sing the national anthem at 6pm at Siam Paragon’s Parc Paragon and stand in silence to condemn the junta’s strategic lawsuits against public participation, which are known as SLAPP actions, and demand the regime stop pressing charges against demonstrators.
Viewing the lawsuit as a strategy to silence dissenters, Nutta described the current atmosphere as “silence, peace, suppressed”.
Pro-democracy activist leaders have been charged with sedition and violation of the ban on political assembly.
The charges followed a demonstration on Saturday calling for the coup-installed government to step down and hold an election after the regime passed a bill that could postpone the poll by three months.
Other participants in Saturday’s activity could also be charged, but for more minor offences.