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Thai protesters preparing for final push against government
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 07 - 12 - 2013

Anti-government protesters took a break from weeks of
demonstrations Saturday to prepare for a final push to topple the
administration of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, according to dpa.
Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban set Monday as the final battle in
their campaign to oust the premier and end the political influence of
her elder brother, fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
"On Monday, December 9, this struggle needs to end," Suthep told a
crowd of supporters at the Government Complex in northern Bangkok,
which they have occupied since November 27.
Suthep urged Thais to join a final march on Government House, the
seat of the administration. He also called on civil servants to
strike Monday.
"We're sending a message to the people that they have a
constitutional right to participate in the protests, but if they
violate any laws we will be issuing warrants for arrests," said
police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Kissana Phatsanacharoen.
The protests have already claimed four dead and more than 265
injured.
Suthep, a senior member of the opposition Democrat Party who resigned
from parliament to lead the street protest, faces an arrest warrant
on sedition charges.
He vowed to give himself up if the demonstration failed to bring down
the government Monday, although some observers were skeptical.
"There have already been a lot of last times set by Suthep," Kissana
said. "I think he will only lead the march if a lot of people show
up."
Tuesday is a public holiday for Constitution Day, a symbolic date not
lost on Suthep. But it also means that many Bangkok residents are
taking off on Monday as well, observers said.
On Saturday, two other anti-government groups and await the Monday
march, The Nation online reported.
The Bangkok protests have been going on since November 1, when the
lower house of parliament pushed through an amnesty that would have
pardoned Thaksin from a two-year prison sentence for abuse of power.
Although the bill was later rejected by the Senate, Suthep has led a
campaign to paralyse the government since November 24.
He claims Yingluck's government lost all legitimacy when her party
openly rejected a ruling by the Constitutional Court on November 20
that overturned a charter amendment.
Suthep said he wants an appointed prime minister and a "People's
Assembly" to reform the political system.


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