PAD plan to close airports again

26-09-08 07:40 PM - Post#724157

Supporters of the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy
(PAD) said on Friday they will close five airports in the South to try
to stop a visit by new Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat to his home
town.

The five airports are Hat Yai, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani
and Phuket. PAD said they will close all of them with human barricades
to prevent a visit by Mr Somchai scheduled for Saturday.

Mr Somchai planned to visit his hometown in Surat Thani province to
celebrate being named prime minister. He was scheduled to land at
Surat Thani on Saturday, but he may try to use another airport in the
region because of the militant actions of the anti-government group.

Sunthorn Rakwong, core leader of PAD group in the South, said the move
is to show Mr Somchai he is not welcome in the South because he is a
nominee of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, the premier's brother in
law.


Mr Sunthorn said the PAD members would gather at the five airports on
Friday to "begin operations". He said protesters would remain
peaceful, and vowed to avoid violent or aggressive measures.

If the premier manages to land in the South, PAD members will follow
wherever he goes to pressure him to leave the region and go back to
Bangkok, Mr Sunthorn threatened.

On Thursday, a group of PAD supporters in Nakhon Si Thammarat blocked
House Speaker Chai Chidchob from attending a scheduled seminar on "The
House Meets People" held in the southern province, forcing Mr Chai to
leave for Bangkok on Friday morning.

Meanwhile, PAD core leader Chamlong Srimuang said provincial members
of PAD can do what they believe it is suitable, and claimed that any
such action had nothing to do with the central PAD.

Maj Gen Chamlong also said the group welcomes the opportunity to
negotiate with newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Chavalit
Yongchaiyudh if he actually serves as a mediator between the
government and PAD. Gen Chavalit is a senior, national figure who
served in top posts including army commander and prime minister, he
said.

However, another PAD core leader Pibhop Tongchai cast doubts on that
promise. He said he has doubts about the real intention behind Gen
Chavalit's appointment as a mediator.

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