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Protest marks symbolic victory for activists

During a pro-election demonstration on Tuesday, a female protester holds a placard featuring a drawing of Pinocchio with a face resembling a certain politician-soldier. WICHAN CHAROENKIATPAKUL

The show of force by the police on Tuesday makes me wonder: Between the junta and the demonstrators, who is afraid of whom?

Deploying 3,000 police officers to contain a few hundred peaceful demonstrators is, to my eye, a bit of an overreaction.

The demonstrators -- comprising mainly young people, women and older folk -- did not seem to be afraid even when confronted by an overwhelming number of men in black.

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