Thai people across the country may have seen the "shut up" of people who disagreed during General Prayuth Chan-o-cha and his team traveling to "inspect the government" in Ratchaburi province

While bringing 2 dissidents, 1 elderly woman and 1 middle-aged person, the officers had to cover them with umbrellas.

in order not to allow recording media

When the media asked the prime minister's opinion on this matter

Received an answer that he didn't care.

Only 3 different people, the reason for being pulled and dragged

Because the officials forbade it and didn't listen.

Why do what the authorities forbid?

It's obviously a tone.

that reflects the idea of ​​authoritarianism

Looking at people who have different views and don't listen to government officials' orders

Violation of the law For more than 8 years, Gen. Prayuth's government has "silenced" many dissenting people, such as prohibiting political gatherings, prohibiting the amendment of Article 112 of the Criminal Code, despite the fact that the junta has already amended it.

Moreover, the government banned political gatherings.

Even peacefully and unarmed

and freedom of the people

according to the constitution

But the government claims

Emergency Situation Act

announced throughout the country

to prevent the spread of COVID

to ban gatherings

raised the child's law to be bigger than the constitution

“Silencing” people who disagree is a tradition that has been passed down for a long time.

by the coup d'état government

For example, Announcement of the Revolutionary Council No. 17 in the era of total dictatorship and Order of the National Administrative Reform Council No. 42 (Por. 42), both forbidding newspapers to broadcast news.

or comment

negative for the government

Violators may be ordered to close immediately.

It's a newspaper gag tradition.

As for other media, such as radio or television, at that time it was already the state's voice, so it was the government's mouthpiece directly.

To silence a newspaper is to silence the mouth, ears and eyes of the public. Por Ror 42 has been used to silence the public for more than ten years.

was canceled by the government of Gen. Chatchai Choonhavan who came from the election

The National Council for Peace and Order used to have power

Similar to other coup d'état powers, according to Section 44 of the 2014 Interim Constitution, the Prime Minister has absolute power.

Both legislative, executive or even judicial

But now the interim constitution has been repealed, as in Section 44, but why is there still silence?