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Police set to withdraw Red Shirt activist's bail
BANGKOK, Oct 21 (TNA) - Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thuaugsuban said on Wednesday he will ask police to withdraw bail of Red Shirt activist Arisman Pongruengrong if he leads anti-government protesters to submit letters of complaint to regional leaders in any of the upcoming ASEAN summit meetings.
Thailand will host the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and its related summits in the Thai seaside resorts town of Cha-am and Hua Hin October 23 to 25.
The Thai deputy premier said he would discuss the matter of Mr Arisman with acting national police chief Pol. Gen Patheep Tanprasert.
Mr Arisman, a former pop signer and member of parliament for Bangkok, earlier announced that he will submit letters of complaint to ASEAN leaders who will attend the group's summit this weekend.
In April, he forcefully led protesters of the United Front For Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) into the Pattaya hotel where the ASEAN Summit with its dialogue partners was being held, forcing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to abruptly cancel the meeting.
Following the April chaos, Mr Arisman was arrested April 12 on charges of inciting the Red Shirt protesters to seize the prime minister. He was detained for three days before being released on bail.
The Pattaya Court then issued an arrest warrant against Mr Arisman for leading protesters to storm and disrupt the ASEAN summit at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort Hotel in Pattaya on April 11.
"He is now released on bail, but if he is still attempting to cause chaos and damage to the country," Mr Suthep said, "I will instruct the police to withdraw bail and arrest him."
Mr Suthep also admitted that he has been informed of the moves to incite chaos during this weekend's ASEAN Summit.
”We have been informed of the movement and the government will do its utmost to maintain order,” said the deputy premier, affirming that such an event as the Pattaya incident which ended the (ASEAN) international summit will not recur.
"I urge Mr Arisman not to do anything to cause damage to the country,” said Mr Suthep, “He made so much trouble at the Pattaya summit, so he should think of the country and the Thai people."
To prevent any untoward incident, the Thai government has imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA) at the 15th ASEAN summit venues from October 12 through the end of the summit on October 27, while the security act has been enforced in the Thai capital October 15 through 25 as the UDD protesters plan to rally against the government. (TNA)
Thailand will host the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and its related summits in the Thai seaside resorts town of Cha-am and Hua Hin October 23 to 25.
The Thai deputy premier said he would discuss the matter of Mr Arisman with acting national police chief Pol. Gen Patheep Tanprasert.
Mr Arisman, a former pop signer and member of parliament for Bangkok, earlier announced that he will submit letters of complaint to ASEAN leaders who will attend the group's summit this weekend.
In April, he forcefully led protesters of the United Front For Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) into the Pattaya hotel where the ASEAN Summit with its dialogue partners was being held, forcing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to abruptly cancel the meeting.
Following the April chaos, Mr Arisman was arrested April 12 on charges of inciting the Red Shirt protesters to seize the prime minister. He was detained for three days before being released on bail.
The Pattaya Court then issued an arrest warrant against Mr Arisman for leading protesters to storm and disrupt the ASEAN summit at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort Hotel in Pattaya on April 11.
"He is now released on bail, but if he is still attempting to cause chaos and damage to the country," Mr Suthep said, "I will instruct the police to withdraw bail and arrest him."
Mr Suthep also admitted that he has been informed of the moves to incite chaos during this weekend's ASEAN Summit.
”We have been informed of the movement and the government will do its utmost to maintain order,” said the deputy premier, affirming that such an event as the Pattaya incident which ended the (ASEAN) international summit will not recur.
"I urge Mr Arisman not to do anything to cause damage to the country,” said Mr Suthep, “He made so much trouble at the Pattaya summit, so he should think of the country and the Thai people."
To prevent any untoward incident, the Thai government has imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA) at the 15th ASEAN summit venues from October 12 through the end of the summit on October 27, while the security act has been enforced in the Thai capital October 15 through 25 as the UDD protesters plan to rally against the government. (TNA)
