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Protesters’ yellow-duck food coupons deemed illegal

A demonstrator shows a yellow duck coupon for 10 baht handed out to people at the anti-government rally in front of SCB Park, the headquarters of Siam Commercial Bank, in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district on Wednesday evening.(Photo by
Arnun Chonmahatrakool)

The yellow-duck food coupons distributed during Wednesday’s anti-government rally are illegal, according to police, and the wording may amount to lese majeste.

Phahon Yothin police were preparing to take action against those who used the coupons to buy food and other goods from participating stalls at the rally site on Wednesday night, an informed source said on Thursday.

They were in breach of Section 9 of the Currency Act, according to the source.

The offence carries a prison term of up to 3 years and/or a fine of 50,000 baht.

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