Paint, tomatoes and eggs — Thailand marches to demand release of Penguin
Authored By Deeksha Teri
Published: May 02, 2021, 01:28 IST | Updated: May 02, 2021, 01:28 IST
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For Penguin!
Thailand's youngsters took to streets to demand release of the famous student activist, Parit Chiwarak, widely known as Penguin, who has been charged against the defamation laws.
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Pro-democracy!
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered infront of Bangkok's Criminal Court and chanted pro-democracy slogans and waved the three-finger salute to demand release of Penguin and other activists.
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Red means war!
Demonstrators sloshed red paint all over the court's entrance, where they had plastered posters of the judge who protesters believed had denied Penguin's bail.
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Rotten tomatoes
Protesters also hurled eggs and tomatoes into the compound labelling it as a metaphor for 'the rotten democracy of the country'
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On guard!
As the demonstrations continued, the local police stood guard with plastic riot shields.
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