Police ready for red-shirt rally

Published: 23 Jun 2012 at 12.35
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The Metropolitan Police Bureau will deploy four companies of police to maintain peace and order at the Democracy Monument where the red-shirt movement is scheduled to hold a mass rally on Sunday.

Police will be deployed in areas near the monument, the Khok Wua and Phan Fa intersections, said Pol Maj Gen Wallop Prathummuang, commander of Metropolitan Police Division 6.Police expect about 50,000 red-shirts to join the planned mass gathering.Co-leaders of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) said their protest had two purposes. One is to commemorate the end of the absolute monarchy in Thailand 80 years ago, and the other is to show their opposition to any intervention in the democratic process.Chairwoman Thida Thavornseth said on Friday that the UDD would also take this opportunity to launch a signature collection campaign to seek the impeachment of the judges of the Constitution Court. She expected to get about...

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gordlimey
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Discussion 15 : 24 Jun 2012 at 11.5015
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D13GENII
Education is a wonderful thing. It's a pity Thailand ranks in the near the bottom of the list in Asia.
Of course the police are ready for this' occupation'. They payed UP TO 400,000B for there ring side seats when they joined the club. Who knows, maybe there will be some 'babes' in the mob to impress with there immaculate skin tight uniform and fake rayburn sun glasses.
Have a nice day boys. after all, it's all paid for by the taxpayer.
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Discussion 14 : 24 Jun 2012 at 07.4314
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This silliness has been going on since the PAD rallies in 2006. We all have protest fatigue!

UDD, PAD, Multi color groups, please stay off the streets. Work through your elected officials and stop the street theater. No one cares anymore.

We care about making Thailand a nice place to live and raise a family. Let the government and the courts do their work.
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Discussion 13 : 23 Jun 2012 at 20.4213
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If you have a real study in Thai politics starting in 1932 you will probably begin to understand these peoples point of veiw. Remember these are the people many like to call ignorant farmers. Education is a wonderful thing.
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Discussion 12 : 23 Jun 2012 at 20.0212
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Poor, poor gullible reds but probably the 500 THB will make them feel better.....
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Discussion 11 : 23 Jun 2012 at 18.4211
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I believe a few weeks ago, the bombastic (no pun intended) announcement was that there would be over 200,000 protesters there ..... No the Big Lady says they will get 100,000 signings (of course, the won't know what they are signing)... and the police expect 50,000 .. sort of like a football game crowd! Or maybe this will really be another 'million man protest' ... all bought and paid for by you know who! (Well, at least they didn't all get rubber masks!) Guess it all depends on how much the Big Man want's to pay the protesters THIS time around. I wonder if we will see another 'call in.' What ever happened to, "I just want to play golf!" ???????????????
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Discussion 10 : 23 Jun 2012 at 15.5710
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The Metropolitan Police Bureau will deploy four companies of police to maintain peace and order at the Democracy Monument where the red-shirt movement is scheduled to hold a mass rally on Sunday.

Is that we call a peace and order if indeed (redthugs) have blocked the Radchadanoen road just to protests about their so called "Thaksin Democracy"?
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Discussion 9 : 23 Jun 2012 at 15.239
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So, if I understand the UDD’s stated mission correctly, tomorrow they will be protesting a) an event that took place 80 years ago, and b) an event that hasn’t even taken place (future military coup). This has too be about as far away as anyone can get from ‘living in the moment’.
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Discussion 8 : 23 Jun 2012 at 14.488
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Go home and work and stop complaining about you have no money and asking for help useless protesters.
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Discussion 7 : 23 Jun 2012 at 14.307
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> Ironically, by a military coup.
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Discussion 6 : 23 Jun 2012 at 13.466
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Tida is nothing but full of surprises. It seems one of the objectives of tomorrow's rally is " to show their opposition towards any intervention in the democratic process. " So I guess that means they're rallying against themselves. And it seems also they're prepared to follow in Jatuporn's footsteps in trying to impeach the constitution court. Why not simply call themselves the communist party of Thailand and be done with it ?
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