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Thai PM lifts Emergency Decree in 6 provinces
BANGKOK, July 29 - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday revoked the state of emergency in six more provinces but maintained the law in the capital itself and other nine provinces where it says the anti-government movement remains active.
The six provinces are Chonburi, Ayutthaya, Nong Bua Lamphu, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, and Chaiyaphum.
The lifting of special law came after Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, in his capacity as director of the Centre for Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES), met to discuss the law with the premier Thursday afternoon.
Mr Suthep said after their one-hour meeting that CRES briefed the premier on the latest situation in 16 provinces under the state of emergency.
He said there were still movements in some areas which are not led by key protest leaders and that the authorities can control the situation, but said there is still possible violence in some provinces.
The state of emergency remains in force in Bangkok, after Sunday's bombing outside Big C department store on Ratchadamri Road which killed one person and wounded ten others, the first major incident of violence in the Thai capital since the anti-government rally ended two months ago.
The decree has been enforced in Bangkok since April 7 as the anti-government Red Shirt protest intensified, followed by its enforcement
in 23 provinces in the northern and northeastern provinces which are strongholds of the Red Shirt movement.
The emergency decree bans public gatherings of more than five people and authorises security forces to detain suspects for 30 days without charge.
The security law was revoked in three and five provinces, respectively as the authorities viewed that the situations in the areas were under control after the two-month protest ended in May with 89 people died and some 1,900 injured in street clashes between soldiers and protesters.
Many parties -- including the National Reform Committee -- have urged the government to revoke the state of emergency, enforced for a long period of time. National Reform Committee chairman Anand Panyarachun has advised the government to lift such law as soon as possible.
Mr Anand reasoned that that the political turmoil has eased and enforcing the security law will negatively affect the national reconciliation process.
Prime Minister Abhisit said earlier that the state of emergency would be gradually lifted in some provinces but not the capital -- where the law is
considered still necessary following the latest bombing on Ratchadamri Road. (MCOT online news)
The six provinces are Chonburi, Ayutthaya, Nong Bua Lamphu, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, and Chaiyaphum.
The lifting of special law came after Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, in his capacity as director of the Centre for Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES), met to discuss the law with the premier Thursday afternoon.
Mr Suthep said after their one-hour meeting that CRES briefed the premier on the latest situation in 16 provinces under the state of emergency.
He said there were still movements in some areas which are not led by key protest leaders and that the authorities can control the situation, but said there is still possible violence in some provinces.
The state of emergency remains in force in Bangkok, after Sunday's bombing outside Big C department store on Ratchadamri Road which killed one person and wounded ten others, the first major incident of violence in the Thai capital since the anti-government rally ended two months ago.
The decree has been enforced in Bangkok since April 7 as the anti-government Red Shirt protest intensified, followed by its enforcement
in 23 provinces in the northern and northeastern provinces which are strongholds of the Red Shirt movement.
The emergency decree bans public gatherings of more than five people and authorises security forces to detain suspects for 30 days without charge.
The security law was revoked in three and five provinces, respectively as the authorities viewed that the situations in the areas were under control after the two-month protest ended in May with 89 people died and some 1,900 injured in street clashes between soldiers and protesters.
Many parties -- including the National Reform Committee -- have urged the government to revoke the state of emergency, enforced for a long period of time. National Reform Committee chairman Anand Panyarachun has advised the government to lift such law as soon as possible.
Mr Anand reasoned that that the political turmoil has eased and enforcing the security law will negatively affect the national reconciliation process.
Prime Minister Abhisit said earlier that the state of emergency would be gradually lifted in some provinces but not the capital -- where the law is
considered still necessary following the latest bombing on Ratchadamri Road. (MCOT online news)
