As youth-led protests heat up in Bangkok, Member of Parliament Rangsiman Rome discusses the increasingly bold rhetoric of activists who are, for the first time in Thai modern history, daring to criticise the monarchy
Rangsiman Rome is no stranger to the Thai democracy movement – nor to the threat of arrest that comes with being an active participant.
How do you think that kind of criticism affects the ability of the youth to connect with the public?
This is the thing we debate and some parties are against it, they try to say the students shouldn’t criticise the monarchy.
Are you concerned about the threat of violence to quell the movement?
People, whoever they are, the ones who support the government, I believe they will not support anymore if they see that.
It’s still building up. The students are still not connected enough.
When the government tries to use violence against the movement, they might commit violence in the name of the throne.
This article was written by ANDREW HAFNER
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