Majority believe protesters have backers: Nida Poll

A majority of people believe the People’s Group which has staged pro-democracy demonstrations is receiving backing from certain individuals, according to the result of a survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

The poll was conducted in telephone interviews on Feb 8-10 on 1,315 people aged 18 and over of various levels of education and occupations throughout the country to compile their opinions on the protests staged by the People’s Group, or the so-called “three-finger protesters”.

A majority, 67.60%, of the respondents believed the protesters were led in the demonstrations by core members of the People’s Group while 32.40% thought there were acting independently.

Moreover, 65.25% believed the group was supported in many ways from behind by certain individuals while 34.75% did not think so.

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