Thai Protesters Ignore Crackdown to Rally for Fifth Day
- Demonstrators defy state of emergency rules to hold rallies
- Protesters demand premier’s resignation, monarchy reform
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Thousands of protesters -- calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha’s government and reform of the monarchy -- filled a busy traffic intersection in Thailand’s capital on Sunday, ignoring a ban on gatherings and threat of crackdowns by the police.
Demonstrators braved rain to gather around Victory Monument, one of the main centers for Bangkok’s public transit, with some holding up pictures of detained protesters and demanding their immediate release. Protests were also reported from other parts of the capital and and in more than a dozen provinces including Nonthaburi, Chonburi and Khon Kaen after organizers called for rallies across the nation.