⁍ Thai demonstrators said on Sunday they would petition Germany to investigate King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s use of his powers.
⁍ Sunday’s demonstration was the first major show of force since Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha ignored an overnight deadline from protesters to resign.
⁍ A march is planned on Monday to the German embassy amid calls by protesters for curbs on the king’s powers.
– Protesters in Thailand say they will petition Germany to investigate King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s use of his powers while he has been staying in the European country, as thousands of people again took to the streets of Bangkok, Reuters reports. Sunday’s demonstration was the first major show of force since Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha ignored an overnight deadline from protesters to resign and since he withdrew Oct. 15 emergency measures that had backfired by drawing bigger protests. A march is planned on Monday to the German embassy amid calls by protesters for curbs on the king’s powers in what have become the biggest anti-establishment protests in years. The king has spent most of this year in Germany. Protesters said in a statement it would submit a letter to the embassy to ask whether the king had broken German laws by using his powers from there—something the German government has said would not be acceptable. The protesters did not specify which powers they believed the king had used from Germany. “This request is aimed at bringing Thailand back to the real constitutional monarchy,” the statement said.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/thailand-protests/thai-protesters-say-they-will-petition-germany-over-king-idUSKBN27A0D5