Protesters gather at the Nation again
About 1,000 angry protesters on Tuesday gather at the office of the Nation to protest a recent report in Kom Chad Luek newspaper over an alleged reference made to His Majesty the King.
The protestors, led by the Caravan of the Poors, who has been camping out at the Chatuchak Park over the past week in support of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, arrived in some 30 pickup trucks at the NMG headquarter at about 3 pm en mass with picture of HM the King. They were demanding that KCL to take responsibility for what they deemed as offensive report that was published in the Thai-language daily on Friday. They also demanded the resignation of the editor of the newspaper. The group submitted an open letter condemning the newspaper and the editor. The crowd dispursed shortly after KCL editor met them the crowd face to face to explain that their their concerns will be investigated. "We will take responsibility for the mistake and seek a royal pardon. We will also investigate over how the report managed to go to print," said Korket Chantralertlak, the editor of KCL. Scores of police officers from Bangna and Thong Lor stations were dispatched to protest site. The Nation
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