put forward their parties' platforms and answer questions audience. For the first time ever, such meetings were to be held for the armed forces, with three separate gatherings planned for the army, air force and navy. At the first of these meetings, at the air force auditorium, instead of being allowed to present their platforms, of the "angel" parties were subjected to a heavy grilling over their role in the events of May, with the auditorium echoing to the boos and jeers of the 2,000 officers directed at the pro-democracy group. In contrast, the Prachakorn Thai candidate, an air force officer drew a big round of applause. In a repeat performance a week later, it was the army's turn. The navy, possibly wisely, decided to cancel its meeting. The display of intolerance and rudeness from the army and air force officers, plus the presence of members of the Apirak Chakkri group at the meetings, were seen as indicating that the military had learned nothing from the events of the previous year, and was unrepentant of the murders of May