Loss of protest leaders ‘critical’
Analysis: Scholars argue emergency decree stokes tensions, writes Aekarach Sattaburuth
The anti-government rally on Wednesday reflects structural conflicts in society while the anti-government movement is expected to weaken now several protest leaders have been arrested, an academic said.
Yutthaporn Issarachai, a political scientist at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, told the Bangkok Post the rally was a sign of ideological conflicts as seen in the gatherings of two opposing groups.
He referred to the protest group which trumpets demands including reform of the monarchy, and several yellow-clad…