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Thaksin supporter Khattiya, close aide, still detained
BANGKOK, March 7 (TNA) -- Two anti-government activists remain in police detention despite their attempts to be freed on bail.
Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol, a staunch supporter of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and his close asssociate Pornwat Thongsomboon, alias 'K-Thong,' are still detained while documents will be submitted to seek bail from a court on Monday.
Gen Khattiya and seven associates, including Mr Pornwat, have been in police custody for about 24 hours since late Saturday on charges of illegal possession of weapons.
Suspended from duty for an indefinite period, the controversial special general also faces charges for sheltering an accused person and using falsified motor vehicle registration plates.
Mr Pornwat was charged with using electronic media to incite unrest and threatening public order after uploading a video clip on the YouTube.com website a week ago.
In the video, he 'predicted' bombings and chaos which might "soon take place" in Bangkok, and in fact such happenings did occur the following day when a series of bombing incidents happened at Bangkok Bank branches in the capital and Samut Prakan province.
As police refused to release him and his associates, Gen Khattiya told journalists that he would seek bail from the Criminal Court on Monday.
Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police said the United Front (Red Shirt) protesters could rally at their headquarters in line with the Constitution -- refraining from using violence.
Some members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) gathered at CSD headquarters to show their moral support for two suspects.
The police detained the suspects when they arrived at CSD in a van to ask police about legal and bail proceedings relating to Mr Pornwat's case.
The police searched the van and found Mr Pornwat inside.
Hundreds of UDD members protested outside the CSD Saturday night, demanding that Gen Khattiya and Mr Pornwat be released. They dispersed without violence but said they would gather there again on Sunday. (TNA)
Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol, a staunch supporter of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and his close asssociate Pornwat Thongsomboon, alias 'K-Thong,' are still detained while documents will be submitted to seek bail from a court on Monday.
Gen Khattiya and seven associates, including Mr Pornwat, have been in police custody for about 24 hours since late Saturday on charges of illegal possession of weapons.
Suspended from duty for an indefinite period, the controversial special general also faces charges for sheltering an accused person and using falsified motor vehicle registration plates.
Mr Pornwat was charged with using electronic media to incite unrest and threatening public order after uploading a video clip on the YouTube.com website a week ago.
In the video, he 'predicted' bombings and chaos which might "soon take place" in Bangkok, and in fact such happenings did occur the following day when a series of bombing incidents happened at Bangkok Bank branches in the capital and Samut Prakan province.
As police refused to release him and his associates, Gen Khattiya told journalists that he would seek bail from the Criminal Court on Monday.
Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police said the United Front (Red Shirt) protesters could rally at their headquarters in line with the Constitution -- refraining from using violence.
Some members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) gathered at CSD headquarters to show their moral support for two suspects.
The police detained the suspects when they arrived at CSD in a van to ask police about legal and bail proceedings relating to Mr Pornwat's case.
The police searched the van and found Mr Pornwat inside.
Hundreds of UDD members protested outside the CSD Saturday night, demanding that Gen Khattiya and Mr Pornwat be released. They dispersed without violence but said they would gather there again on Sunday. (TNA)
