Calls get louder for a judicial probe into March 28 violence during royalist rally

The government remains unwilling to form such a commission, insisting that the existing state mechanism is sufficient to investigate the incident.

The violent March 28 pro-monarchy protest in Tinkune has sparked debates not just on the shortcomings of the republican dispensation and the persistence of royalist sentiment in the country but also the nature of state response to contain riots, as well as its ability to uphold public trust and democratic principles.