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2,000 police deployed in Bangkok to handle Red Shirt's Sunday activities
BANGKOK, Sept 18 -- Nearly 2,000 police will be deployed around Ratchaprasong where anti-government 'Red Shirt' United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) activists will conduct activities to mark the fourth month since government forces forcefully regained the area from the protesters.
Eighty-nine persons were killed, and at least 1,900 were wounded during several confrontations before the protest ended on May 19.
The activities also marked the fourth anniversary of the September 19 coup which toppled prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Santhan Chayanont said 1,800 police from the Special Branch Police and the Metropolitan Police Bureau would be deployed at Ratchaprasong intersection and surrounding areas.
Checkpoints are being set up to search where security will inspect for arms and third-party suspects who might cause disruptive incidents.
He said the police will focus on security for important persons, MRT Underground and BTS Skytrain stations.
The police will also photograph and make audio recordings during the gatherings and checked later whether they had violated emergency decree, he said.
Lt-Gen Santhan said the police believed that the activities would not be prolonged.
A leading activist of the Red Sunday group, Sombat Boonngamanong will reportedly lead Red Shirts in making merit at Wat Hua Lampong Sunday morning.
He and other Red Shirt members will gather at 1pm at the Democracy Monument from where they will ride bicycles to Rajprasong Intersection, where they will light candles, place flowers and release balloons. Other Red Shirts would gather at the intersection at 5pm.
Ratchaprasong intersection was the main venue of the UDD protesters.
The Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) on Friday appointed Army Chief Gen Anupong Paochinda to monitor the overall situation Saturday and Sunday, while the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) will monitor the Red Shirt movement in the provinces. (MCOT online news)
Eighty-nine persons were killed, and at least 1,900 were wounded during several confrontations before the protest ended on May 19.
The activities also marked the fourth anniversary of the September 19 coup which toppled prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Santhan Chayanont said 1,800 police from the Special Branch Police and the Metropolitan Police Bureau would be deployed at Ratchaprasong intersection and surrounding areas.
Checkpoints are being set up to search where security will inspect for arms and third-party suspects who might cause disruptive incidents.
He said the police will focus on security for important persons, MRT Underground and BTS Skytrain stations.
The police will also photograph and make audio recordings during the gatherings and checked later whether they had violated emergency decree, he said.
Lt-Gen Santhan said the police believed that the activities would not be prolonged.
A leading activist of the Red Sunday group, Sombat Boonngamanong will reportedly lead Red Shirts in making merit at Wat Hua Lampong Sunday morning.
He and other Red Shirt members will gather at 1pm at the Democracy Monument from where they will ride bicycles to Rajprasong Intersection, where they will light candles, place flowers and release balloons. Other Red Shirts would gather at the intersection at 5pm.
Ratchaprasong intersection was the main venue of the UDD protesters.
The Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) on Friday appointed Army Chief Gen Anupong Paochinda to monitor the overall situation Saturday and Sunday, while the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) will monitor the Red Shirt movement in the provinces. (MCOT online news)
