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Thai security pledges not to use force to disperse red-shirted protesters
BANGKOK, April 6 (TNA) -- Anti-government protesters in the Thai capital Tuesday continued to hold their major demonstration in the prime business area in central Bangkok aimed at pressuring Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve the House, while a peace-restoring army unit pledged not to use force to disperse the demonstrators and will apply more legal measures to pressure them to leave the area.
Army Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd, spokesman of the Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO), and Metropolitan Police spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Piya Uthayo said jointly in an announcement which was telecast live that CAPO is duty-bound to enforce the law which prohibited protesters from occupying major commercial streets in the capital, including Ratchaprasong intersection where the demonstrators are occupying for the fourth day Tuesday.
Col Sansern said a court on Monday already ruled that the protest by the Red Shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), now occupying Ratchaprasong intersection and Ratchadamnoen Avenue, are illegal and the army-run Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) could enforce the law by itself.
“It’s necessary for CAPO to step up measures in enforcing the law at Ratchaprasong intersection,” said Col Sansern.
Pol Maj-Gen Piya said combined army, police and civilian forces would not break the protest by force or hurt any demonstrators, but the combined forces would have to exercise the law.
Urging people to stay at home, Pol Maj-Gen Piya said the security response forces would not carry arms, but would ask the protesters to leave the demonstration area.
Traffic in the capital is light Tuesday as government and private offices are closed due to the public Chakri Day holiday. They will reopen Wednesday.
In defying the government threats for the protesters to leave Ratchaprasong intersection, key UDD protesters told demonstrators gathering at Ratchadamnoen Avenue that if their companions at Ratchaprasong intersection are forced to disperse, they would move and surround the combined government forces, while another group of demonstrators would march to Democrat Party headquarters.
Prime Minister Abhisit heads the Democrat Party.
The Red Shirt leaders later canceled planned marches to 11 banned routes in the capital amid concerns about a possible security crackdown at Ratchaprasong. (TNA)
Army Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd, spokesman of the Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO), and Metropolitan Police spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Piya Uthayo said jointly in an announcement which was telecast live that CAPO is duty-bound to enforce the law which prohibited protesters from occupying major commercial streets in the capital, including Ratchaprasong intersection where the demonstrators are occupying for the fourth day Tuesday.
Col Sansern said a court on Monday already ruled that the protest by the Red Shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), now occupying Ratchaprasong intersection and Ratchadamnoen Avenue, are illegal and the army-run Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) could enforce the law by itself.
“It’s necessary for CAPO to step up measures in enforcing the law at Ratchaprasong intersection,” said Col Sansern.
Pol Maj-Gen Piya said combined army, police and civilian forces would not break the protest by force or hurt any demonstrators, but the combined forces would have to exercise the law.
Urging people to stay at home, Pol Maj-Gen Piya said the security response forces would not carry arms, but would ask the protesters to leave the demonstration area.
Traffic in the capital is light Tuesday as government and private offices are closed due to the public Chakri Day holiday. They will reopen Wednesday.
In defying the government threats for the protesters to leave Ratchaprasong intersection, key UDD protesters told demonstrators gathering at Ratchadamnoen Avenue that if their companions at Ratchaprasong intersection are forced to disperse, they would move and surround the combined government forces, while another group of demonstrators would march to Democrat Party headquarters.
Prime Minister Abhisit heads the Democrat Party.
The Red Shirt leaders later canceled planned marches to 11 banned routes in the capital amid concerns about a possible security crackdown at Ratchaprasong. (TNA)
