Boonlert calls it quits amid clashes

News > Politics

Boonlert calls it quits amid clashes

20,000 POLICE, TROOPS OUTNUMBER PITAK SIAM PROTESTERS

Published: 25 Nov 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Pitak Siam leader Gen Boonlert Kaewprasit yesterday called off the group's anti-government protest after an eight-hour rally which left 61 people injured, 137 arrested and drew a lower-than-expected turnout.

End of the movement: Early Saturday evening, Pitak Siam leader Gen Boonlert Kaewprasit announced to the crowd and disappointed aides the end of the rally, and the end of his involvement with the Pitak Siam movement.

Gen Boonlert also stood down as the group's leader.

This article is older than 60 days, which we reserve for our premium members only.You can subscribe to our premium member subscription, here.

Forum

Your comments

spiceman
Post : 3,486
Send message

Discussion 6 : 25 Nov 2012 at 05.236
Post this to my Facebook
The opposition will have better luck trying to win the next election than useless protest like this. Suppose they won, the Red Shirts would return in no time, resulting in further violence and losses of lives. Therefore, there is no easy answer for Thailand's current political crisis, including military coup. That's why PADs were not interested in participating. And without PADs' expertise, this protest was doomed from the start.
Like dislike 39 people liked / 11 people disliked this comment
bkposter
Post : 1,322
Send message

Discussion 5 : 25 Nov 2012 at 04.385
Post this to my Facebook
Seems to me that most of the routes into the Rally site were open for the protesters to pass through. The police had already said they would close off the street around government house as the same group in 06 took over it and refused to move out for months and left it trashed. As you can see from many pictures a lot of the protesters came to confront the police with clubs and were already wearing gas masks when they arrived. At least some came looking for a fight which is the same tactic the used in 06.
Like dislike 44 people liked / 30 people disliked this comment
tommylee
Post : 553
Send message

Discussion 4 : 25 Nov 2012 at 04.234
Post this to my Facebook
20,000 out of 1 1,000,000,000. Great job.
Like dislike 32 people liked / 12 people disliked this comment
tommylee
Post : 553
Send message

Discussion 3 : 25 Nov 2012 at 03.403
Post this to my Facebook
tear gas can do wonders. How about 2010? where was it?
Like dislike 46 people liked / 6 people disliked this comment
bkk-farang
Post : 2,315
Send message

Discussion 2 : 25 Nov 2012 at 03.272
Post this to my Facebook
What will happen next? Where is a strong opposition to this Shinawatra government?
I am somehow surprised that there seems to be little evidence to support claims that this government is corrupt. Personally it seems very corrupt to me but I would have thought there must be evidence, where is it and who will present it? But then there is enough evidence that Thaksin is in charge and that many MPs travel to see him. Is that legal? Why does nobody bring this to the courts? Is Thaksin already so much in control that people don’t even try to prosecute him and his henchmen?
Lots of question – any answers?
Like dislike 46 people liked / 15 people disliked this comment
ploydonut
Post : 310
Send message

Discussion 1 : 25 Nov 2012 at 02.401
Post this to my Facebook
hehehe, good bye General Boonlert. Thailand more intelligent than you think and not waste time with extremist like this.
Like dislike 41 people liked / 71 people disliked this comment

First Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6

Boonlert calls it quits amid clashes | Bangkok Post: news