Thailand: 'When the police charged, we were resting to have lunch,' an activist told DW. As a result of police brutality during a protest, he lost sight in one eye. DW journalist sasipsri reports.
in Bangkok last month, Thai police used violent tactics to disperse peaceful protesters, including firing rubber bullets and beating people with batons."When the police charged, we were resting to have lunch," said Payu. He said that at first, he was shocked because the riot police knew protesters were taking a break and did not issue a warning before charging.
Apart from Payu, journalists at the scene were injured, despite wearing the media armband issued by the Thai Journalists Association, said Katherine Gerson, Amnesty International's Thailand campaigner. "We documented incidents in which the Thai police unlawfully used unnecessary and disproportionate force when policing protests, including when children have been present," Gerson told DW.
Anja Bienert, head of Amnesty International's police and human rights program, told DW the use of rubber bullets"must only be used when less extreme means are insufficient" to contain and stop the violence, adding that"clear warnings must be given before firing." They are also demanding a reform of crowd control policing, calling for a disclosure of the names of officers on duty and an end to the use of rubber bullets on peaceful demonstrators.
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