wanting to stage a demonstration to notify the
authorities
24 hours in advance takes effect.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has warned activists
that it will be strictly enforced to prevent political turmoil.
“This law will be strictly enforced to prevent the type
of
nuisance and violence that happened in the past,” said
Gen Prayut,”It’s not possible to have it all-happiness,
equality ,democracy-without giving us the the tools”
Human rights groups say the law gives broad powers
to the authorities to prohibit public assembly on vague
and arbitrary grounds.
“This law violates the rights of the people.We want
this act revoked,” said Nutchapakorn Nummueng,
a representative of iLaw,a legal watchdog and rights
advocacy group.But Gen Prayut argued the law was
intended to ensure that public gathering do not escalate
and spin out of control.
“If you had not want (us) to get tough (about
demonstration),
then this law would not have had to be written in the first place”.
Last year Gen Prayut stressed that a law on public
gathering
was necessary to ensure national peace and put an end to
political conflicts.
Protest organizers will now be required to notify police
supervising the area
of their rally venue at least 24 hours
before the assembly.They must also state the propose of
the
gathering and how long it will last.
Anyone who considers the demonstrator might creat a
public
nuisance can petition the Administrative Court or courts
of justice.
The law also bans public gathering that block the
entrances
or exits of government offices,airports,ports,bus and
train
stations , or hospital ,or disturb their operation.
The law details a variety of penalties,including up to 6
months
in prision and a 10,000 baht fine for protesting without
police
permission and up to 10 years in prision for any
disruption
of public service ,such as public transportation,
telecommunications, water and electricity supplies.
Protesters who ignore police orders to leave a site
could
face up to a year in prision and a 20,000 baht fine ,while
protester armed with guns,explosives or similar weapons
could face-up to 5 years in prision and 100,000 baht
fine.
The bill was proposed by the police department and won
a unanimous 182-0 vote in the National Legislative Assembly
before being published last month in the Royal Gazette,
which decreed the law would take effect August 13.
News,Politics,Bangkok Post ,13 August 2015.
As the reason for the law is to rule the right for
public gathering
clearly to conform with international criteria about citizen’s
right
and political’s right .To make the public gathering in
peaceful ,
prevent the type of nuisance and violence that happened
in the
past .Make the public gathering cause no effect to
national security.
So I agree with this act,the point to concern is how to
use the act effectively and do not effect citizen’s right.
Including in the law is the point for authorities to
1.Create the convenience for the gathering.
2.Peaceful of people live near the gathering.
3.Security of people who join the gathering.
4.Convenience of the traffic in the place,and near the
place
gathering.
5.Condition for activists who gathering and protester organizer
who control the activists.
So I hope this law will help public gathering in
peaceful and
provide the benefit for activists and the country and
can end
political conflict in the future.
Sincerely Yours.
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