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Two protest leaders hospitalised as chaos reigns after police delay their release
PoliticsOct 31. 2020
By THE NATION
Two protest leaders had to be hospitalised after a delay in their release despite a court order caused a pandemonium at Prachacheun Police Station on Friday night.
Protesters smashed the windows of the vehicle carrying them when they were not allowed to come outside.
Four leading figures of the pro-democracy protests were ordered to be freed on Friday evening after the Criminal Court declined to grant a third request by police to detain them for further interrogation.
The four are: Panupong “Mike” Jadnok, Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, and Patiwat “Bank” Saraiyam.
Panusaya was freed from the women’s prison, while Patiwat, after he was freed, told protesters outside the court that Parit and Panupong had been taken away by police.
Panupong, Panusaya and Parit face various charges, including inciting unrest, stemming from their roles in the September 19 rally at Thammasat University’s Tha Prachan campus in Bangkok.
At 9.20pm, the prison vehicle carrying Parit and Panupong arrived at Prachacheun Police Station. Officials met with a group of protesters, who reportedly surrounded the vehicle and smashed windows to try to free the two protest leaders. Police officials rushed to prevent the protesters from forcefully opening the car’s doors.
At 9.50pm, Panupong had to be sent to Kasemrat Prachacheun Hospital to treat a wound from a broken glass while Parit also had to be hospitalised after he possibly suffocated and passed out in the vehicle. His body showed some signs of being beaten, according to Tossaporn Sereerak, a doctor and former Pheu Thai MP who gave him first aid on Friday night. He said Parit was conscious in the hospital where the doctor promised to scan and check his health.
Police said the two would be sent to Ayudhya Police Station later because they also face charges in Ayudhya province. They also sent Panusaya to the hospital to check for her health before sending her to Ayudhya Police Station.
At around 4am, protest leaders announced the end of their gathering at the police station, and told participants to stand by for updates to be announced on Saturday morning.
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