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Fri, 11/19/2010 - 18:30
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Red Shirts urge DSI to speed up investigation cases
BANGKOK, Nov 19 -- Thailand's anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) or the red shirt movement began rallying in Bangkok's Ratchaprasong after gathering at the headquarters of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) calling for fair treatment and justice for the deaths of 89 people during the April-May unrest.
Pluek Plueksunan represented some 300 demonstrators submitting a letter to DSI Deputy Director-General Sansern Palawatwichai calling on the agency to speed up investigation to bring wrongdoers who were behind the deaths and injuring others during the UDD protests in April and May to justice.
The UDD also rejected the DSI investigation report which blamed the Red Shirt and related groups for some cases of the deaths during the clashes between the government forces and protesters including Deputy Chief of Staff of the 2nd Infantry Division, Royal Guards, Col Romklao Thuwatham.
In the letter, the group also called for compensation for the relatives of the people who died during the protest which could lead to the reconciliation.
The Red Shirt supporters gathered at DSI for about an hour and a half, while two companies of police provided security. They dispersed at noon and proceed to the Ratchaprasong intersection for their activities in the evening.
Their presence at Ratchaprasong intersection has caused traffic snarl around the capital's main shopping area.
The gathering in Bangkok Friday was organised to mark the six-month anniversary of the forced ending by state security forces of the group's protest against the government at Ratchaprasong intersection.
The Red Shirt earlier gathered at the Bangkok Remand Prison, demanding that the Red Shirt protesters still being detained on charges of violating the emergency decree be released.
The organisers said they expected that some 10,000 supporters would turn up at Ratchaprasong intersection and affirmed that the gathering would run peacefully and would end at 8pm.
The Red Shirt rally in downtown Bangkok ended May 19 after the Red Shirt leaders announced the end of the more than ten-week long protest and surrendered to police as the army personnel sealed off their protest area.
Most key protest leaders remain in detention under terrorism charges and their bail has been rejected as the court cited their possible flight to avoid prosecution.
Only Mr Jatuporn, who is an MP for the Puea Thai Party, was granted bail as he has parliamentary immunity.
Eighty-nine persons, both security personnel and protesters, were killed and more than 1,900 were injured in several clashes between the troops and the UDD demonstrators during April and May. (MCOT online news)
Pluek Plueksunan represented some 300 demonstrators submitting a letter to DSI Deputy Director-General Sansern Palawatwichai calling on the agency to speed up investigation to bring wrongdoers who were behind the deaths and injuring others during the UDD protests in April and May to justice.
The UDD also rejected the DSI investigation report which blamed the Red Shirt and related groups for some cases of the deaths during the clashes between the government forces and protesters including Deputy Chief of Staff of the 2nd Infantry Division, Royal Guards, Col Romklao Thuwatham.
In the letter, the group also called for compensation for the relatives of the people who died during the protest which could lead to the reconciliation.
The Red Shirt supporters gathered at DSI for about an hour and a half, while two companies of police provided security. They dispersed at noon and proceed to the Ratchaprasong intersection for their activities in the evening.
Their presence at Ratchaprasong intersection has caused traffic snarl around the capital's main shopping area.
The gathering in Bangkok Friday was organised to mark the six-month anniversary of the forced ending by state security forces of the group's protest against the government at Ratchaprasong intersection.
The Red Shirt earlier gathered at the Bangkok Remand Prison, demanding that the Red Shirt protesters still being detained on charges of violating the emergency decree be released.
The organisers said they expected that some 10,000 supporters would turn up at Ratchaprasong intersection and affirmed that the gathering would run peacefully and would end at 8pm.
The Red Shirt rally in downtown Bangkok ended May 19 after the Red Shirt leaders announced the end of the more than ten-week long protest and surrendered to police as the army personnel sealed off their protest area.
Most key protest leaders remain in detention under terrorism charges and their bail has been rejected as the court cited their possible flight to avoid prosecution.
Only Mr Jatuporn, who is an MP for the Puea Thai Party, was granted bail as he has parliamentary immunity.
Eighty-nine persons, both security personnel and protesters, were killed and more than 1,900 were injured in several clashes between the troops and the UDD demonstrators during April and May. (MCOT online news)
