An angry response and calls for the authorities to use nonlethal force responsibly continued today after officers attacked protesters with rubber bullets and tear gas to forcibly disperse them.
Accusations of police brutality ricocheted online after a peaceful Sunday rally calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha over his pandemic response ended in scenes of violence and injury instigated by state security forces.
“We’re just here to seek the quality of life that people deserve because they pay taxes according to the law, but why are you hurting people who don’t fight back like this? The military police are supposed to serve the people, who are you serving now!?” Twitter user Meloroes wrote.
Sunday’s rallies began as a so-called car mob at several locations and ended with police and paramilitary security forces using violence to…
