The Thai military won’t obstruct public protests but security forces need to monitor these movement as anti-government demonstrations have taken place in the past week, army chief Apirat Kongsompong said.
Thousands of people rallied on July 18 in Bangkok against the government and a small group of protesters gathered in front of the army headquarters on Monday after an army officer called a youth-led protest “naive.”
More demonstrations are being planned in the coming days, according the Free Youth group that organized last weekend’s rally.
Protesters seemed to be part of a “conspiracy theorist” movement against Thai establishment, Aspirat told reporters on Friday.
Thailand’s latest state of emergency extension won’t include a rule prohibiting protests, the government had said.
