Army's Second Division rallying behind monarchy

Soldiers, like every Thai citizen, are duty-bound to protect the monarchy and prevent any offence against the country's revered institution, the commander of the Army's Second Infantry Division of the Royal Guard said on Thursday.

"Soldiers have the primary duty to safeguard the contry and will not tolerat any offence deemed offensive to the monarcy," Maj General Pisan Sithisan said.

Pisan was speaking on the sidelines of a mock exercise to ensure preparedness involving his division's 12 battalions, based in Prachin Buri.

On Tuesday, the Army's First Infantry Division of the Royal Guard staged its preparedness, billed as a show of force to uphold the monarchy. 1

The Nation