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PM Vejj planning to attack the RED SHIRTS



 
 
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Old April 24th, 2010, 02:31 PM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.asia
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Default PM Vejj planning to attack the RED SHIRTS


PM rejects softened red-shirt demands
Dissolution deadline 30 days, talks set to restart

* Published: 24/04/2010 at 12:00 AM


Politics plunged back into crisis on Saturday when Prime Minister
Abhisit Vejjajiva rejected a compromise offer from the red shirts, who
said they were now braced for a crackdown.

Thousands of supporters of the multi-coloured group gather at the
Royal Plaza yesterday afternoon to oppose the red shirt rallies and
support the government. THAPANAN THONGSUBHIRAN

Hopes for an agreement to end weeks of protests, which have been
punctuated by deadly street clashes, evaporated as Prime Minister
Abhisit Vejjajiva ruled out the offer by the United Front for
Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) to disperse its protest if polls
were called in 30 days.

"No, I reject it. Because they use violence and intimidation I cannot
accept this," Abhisit said of the proposal which would have seen a
ballot held in 90 days and was a softening of earlier demands for snap
polls.

"The dissolution (of parliament) must be done for the benefit of the
entire country, not just for the red shirts, and it must be done at
the right time," he told reporters.

In an immediate response the UDD leaders said they would now prepare
for a military crackdown to clear their heavily fortified rally
encampment which has paralysed Bangkok's upscale district for three
weeks.

"Abhisit has ordered a crackdown on protesters within 48 hours, that
is the information I have learned," said Reds leader Natthawut Saikua.

Mr Natthawut did not say where the information came from but other red
shirt leaders said earlier Saturday they had learned from sympathisers
in the army that troops were being mobilised despite ongoing
negotiations.

Army spokesman Colonel Sunsern Kaewkumnerd kept up the pressure
Saturday, saying an offensive could still be launched to target red-
shirt "terrorists".

"At the appropriate time, it would not be a dispersal, it would be a
crackdown on those terrorists. At the moment the conditions are not
right but I'm convinced that at some point we can crush them all."

Mr Natthawut said the reds would strip off the symbols of their
allegiance - the red T-shirts and other garb they have sported for
weeks - to help them fight back against the government.

He said they would stick to a policy of non-violence, but other red-
shirt figures speaking on a stage at their sprawling camp in the heart
of Bangkok promised a "guerrilla war" against the government.

The United Nations and foreign governments have urged both sides on
Thailand's political divide to find a peaceful resolution, after two
bouts of street violence on April 10 and last week left 26 dead and
hundreds injured.

"The 30-day concession is just aimed at getting the attention of
foreign media. I don't think it is the answer to the problems," Mr
Abhisit said.

"Tomorrow (Sunday morning Thailand time) everything will become more
clear when I and the army chief will jointly appear on my weekly
television address."

Fears of a crackdown escalated earlier this week amid warnings from
the military that protesters would face live weapons fire in any new
clashes.

Army chief Anupong Paojinda toned down the rhetoric on Friday, saying
that the use of force was no solution to the crisis, which has damaged
the economy and its international image as the Land of Smiles.

"The best thing is to create understanding among the people. The
army's job now is to take care of the people, and not allow Thais to
attack each other," he said.

Mr Abhisit condemned fresh violence on Thursday that saw a series of
grenade blasts tear through a pro-government rally, saying the
attacks, which left one dead and scores injured, "aimed to kill
ordinary people". (AFP)
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Old April 25th, 2010, 03:48 AM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.asia
Ian
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Default PM Vejj planning to attack the RED SHIRTS

An election held within the next 30 days would likely be a very
emotional, over-heated, violent affair, and Abisit is surely correct to
refuse to do it.
 




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