Protester shot at city rally
published : 15 Nov 2021 at 09:55
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Wassayos Ngamkham
A man was shot in the chest during a rally after key protest leaders were accused of trying to bring down the constitutional monarchy.
The man was shot in front of the Police General Hospital at 5.12pm and was rushed out of the area for treatment.
The protest began at Democracy Monument at 3pm.
The rally moved on to Pathumwan intersection. Marchers then visited the German embassy in Sathon district to submit a petition to reform the monarchy.
The group also burned nine straw effigies to represent the officials who ruled that Arnon Nampa, Panupong "Mike" Jadnok and Panusaya "Rung" Sithijirawattanakul aimed to bring down the constitutional monarchy.
The protesters claimed that the Constitutional Court's ruling is bringing the country back to an absolute monarchy and they were opposing it.
At 6.20pm, protesters reached the German embassy to submit a statement opposing the court ruling.
Three representatives were allowed into the embassy premises to hand in the statement.
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Vocabulary
- absolute monarchy: a system in which a king or queen has unlimited powers - ระบอบสมบูรณาญาสิทธิราช
- bring down: to cause someone in a position of power to lose their job - โค่นลง
- burn (verb): to produce flames and heat - ไหม้, เผา
- Constitutional Court (noun): the court that decides whether or not laws follow the constitution - ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ
- constitutional monarchy: a monarchy in which the ruler’s powers are defined and limited by a constitution - ระบบการปกครองที่มีพระมหากษัตริย์เป็นประมุข
- democracy (noun): a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives - การปกครองแบบประชาธิปไตย
- effigy (noun): a model of a person that makes them look ugly -
- embassy: a group of officials who represent their government in a foreign country - สถานทูต
- monarchy: a type of government in which a country is ruled by a king or queen - การปกครองที่มีพระมหากษัตริย์เป็นประมุข
- oppose: to disagree with or not approve of a plan or policy - คัดค้าน
- petition: a document signed by a large number of people demanding or requesting some action from the government or another authority - การถวายฎีกา,การร้องเรียน
- reform (noun): improving a system, an organisation, a law, etc. by making changes to it - การแก้ไข, การปรับปรุง,
- representatives (noun): people who have been chosen or elected by a person or group to vote, give opinions, or make decisions for them - ผู้แทน
