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Bangkok, Oct 14 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Diego Azubel / Gaspar Ruiz-Canela / Narong Sangnak) The wealth of Thai King Vajiralongkorn, worth at least $35,000 billion, was previously not discussed in public but is now being criticized openly by anti-government protesters.Guarded by some 14,000 policemen, protesters led by students returned Wednesday to the streets of Bangkok to call for the government’s resignation and reforms that reduce the power of the military and monarchy.Among other things, students ask that laws preventing criticism of the monarchy be repealed and those detained by the harsh law of lese-majesty be given amnesty, as well as a clear division of the assets of the institution, the king and the Finance Ministry.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.SOUNDBITES AND TRANSLATIONS OF PROTESTERS:BENCHAPOL BENTSAIWATTANA: "I think that both groups have their own goals. I did not see the confrontation, but I think that any form of provocation or aggression is not right. If those parts stay in place and do not cross the line, everything should be fine." THANOM KRUEWANNA: "I feel good that the younger generations have organized today's protest because they care about their future ... I think the main reason is that the country's economy is getting worse. I would also like the Constitution to be amended to have a more democratic country that is accepted internationally."

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