Ducks out! Police vows to charge protesters for vandalizing police headquarters

Police said today they are preparing charges against the plastic duck-wielding protesters who bombarded police headquarters with paint and graffiti.

Police spokesperson Krissana Pattanacharoen said early this morning that protesters didn’t obtain permission for yesterday’s rally at Ratchaprasong intersection, which ended with vandalism of the nearby national police building in response to the use of force a day prior outside the Parliament.

Krissana said the police exercised restraint rather than resume the conflict that unfolded nearly six hours on Tuesday.

“Officers focused on avoiding violence and preventing a repeat of the Kiakkai intersection rally from happening again,” he said.

Citing reports that officers were attacked with slingshots, he said investigators were determining how many were injured.

Yesterday’s protest began about 4pm at the…