Army demands protest-free summit
- By: BangkokPost.com
- Published: 7/01/2009 at 03:28 PM
Army chief Anupong Paojinda, referring to the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protesters, called on people with different political views to stop obstructing the country from hosting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit because the event is considered a national agenda.
According to Gen Anupong, the country would gain benefits, if it can properly host the summit.Commenting on the plan to dissolve the Southern Border Province Administration Centre (SBPAC), he said he had discussed this with Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thuagsuban and they agreed that the centre will not be disbanded.
The army chief said the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4 will continue to look after security in the deep South, but another large committee will be jointly responsible for this matter as well.
