Thaksin's brother in law use arrest + tear gas

[motormafia]

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Thailand: Police Fire Tear Gas Against Crowd

A riot police officer fires a tear gas shell at anti-government protesters in front of parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, 7 Oct 2008. (Photo courtesy: AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Anti-government protesters duck in tear gas smoke in front of parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, 7 Oct 2008. (Photo courtesy: AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)


BANGKOK, THAILAND: Police fired tear gas canisters Tuesday (7 Oct) at several thousand demonstrators trying to bar lawmakers from Parliament, injuring dozens of them and heating up a political crisis that has gripped the country for six weeks.

Reporters at the scene heard sounds of gunfire, but police Maj. Gen. Viboon Bangthamai said that only tear gas was being used against the crowd in Bangkok.

Forty-six people were injured, including two seriously, said Petpong Kumtonkitjakarn of the Erawan Medical Center.

"One of them lost his leg, another was hit with shrapnel in the chest," he said.

The morning clashes came just hours before Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, who was sworn in 25 Sept, was scheduled to deliver his government's policy statement to lawmakers.

Protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy _ which is seeking the government's resignation and a major overhaul of the electoral system _ have occupied the grounds of the prime minister's office for six weeks. Late Monday (6 Oct), they expanded their protest by marching to Parliament, vowing to block lawmakers from entering the building.

After the morning clashes, thousands of protesters regrouped in front of Parliament where speakers addressed the crowd from a makeshift stage.

"Fight with us in protecting this country! Stay with us here until we have our victory," a speaker told the cheering crowd.

The action by alliance activists came in response to the recent arrests of two of its leaders, and seemed intended to spark a confrontation to revive its flagging movement.

The alliance says Somchai is a proxy for ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in 2006 by military leaders who accused him of corruption and who now resides in exile. Somchai is a brother-in-law of Thaksin.

 

[motormafia]

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One of the protesters whose lost his leg after police fired tear gas into the anti-government protesters on Monday morning. Police insisted that they used only tear gas while protesters said they saw grenades.//Kititnun Rodsupan

 

[cleareyes]

the what do u want them to do?

the protesters had been there too long and too much of a problem. they r killing the thai ecomony and the person behind the protest is just sitting at home in aircon comfort whereas the idiots on the ground do the marching.

i think enough is enough

 

[Ramseth]

i think enough is enough

In Thailand, it's never enough. It's a culture.

With the democratic one-man-one-vote system, Bangkok-supported government-in-waiting has been and will always be outvoted by Issan-supported government-to-be. Then comes protests, riots, military coups etc. This vicious cycle has already been entrenched as political and even cultural lifestyle through the past decades, since even before WWII.

 

[Hans168]

He's got balls!!

 

[BlueCat]

no matter who is the PM,there will always be unsatisfy people.
after the dust is clear,even when they get their choice of PM,there will still be protest and demonstration.

 

[taksinloong]

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PM forced to flee Parliament in a helicopter
By The Nation
Published on October 8, 2008

With the People's Alliance for Democracy laying siege to Parliament House, Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and his MP daughter Chinnicha fled yesterday by climbing over a back fence after government policies were read out publicly.


The PM's group went through Building 3 of Parliament down the stairs to the ground floor. They then scaled the fence into the grounds of Vimarnmek Palace.

However, they could not find an exit out of the compound due to the protesters' blockade, and were forced to clamber back into Parliament and take a police helicopter to Supreme Command Headquarters for a meeting with military chiefs.

Chart Thai Party leader Banharn Silapa-archa, his son, MP Varawut, Senate Speaker Prasopsuk Boondet and some other MPs followed Somchai but dispersed after being blocked.

To escape the midday heat, Banharn dived into his air-conditioned van, which drove in circles around the buildings.

About 3pm, police told MPs, senators and reporters to get into vans for safety as protesters tried to attack the helicopter for fear more legislators would be whisked out of the compound.

Some MPs later climbed over the fence to relax in the Vimarnmek palace grounds.

Just before 5pm, police cleared the way for MPs and Parliament officers to get out in a police bus and personal vehicles. Officers fired tear gas at protesters blocking the front gates of Parliament on Rajvithee Road, forcing them to disperse.

The government's policy declaration - originally due to last three days - was finished in two hours with fewer than 10 MPs taking part in the debate, despite the blockade, a boycott by the opposition, and the fact protesters cut off power to the building.

The parliamentary session had been delayed for over an hour as the 311 MPs and senators in attendance failed to make a quorum.

But Parliament President Chai Chidchob allowed time for coalition whips to round up more members, and 320 MPs finally joined the session.

The Democrat Party's 164 MPs refused to participate in the hearing, saying the government only cared about its power and neglected the people and those injured.

In a statement, party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said the Democrats would not be part of any process to legitimise the Somchai government.

Abhisit would no longer help the four-party discussion to find political solutions for the country unless the government investigated the order for police to suppress the rally earlier in the day. The Democrats, instead, visited victims of the morning clash with police.

The PAD had attempted to prevent the new administration from presenting its policies to Parliament, which would stopped it from starting its work.

Tomorrow was the deadline for the government to complete a public reading of its policies. The 2007 Constitution stipulates that new governments must do this within 15 days from being sworn in.

PAD protesters cut the power to Parliament, which forced staff to use a standby generator, which could only produce power for six hours.