cheekyboy Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Gunshots fired around Bangkok's interior ministry compound Posted: 12 April 2009 1632 hrs Photos 1 of 1 Anti-government protesters and supporters of ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra gather during a protest in Bangkok BANGKOK : Protesters in Bangkok fired shots into the air and chased Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva from the interior ministry on Sunday, smashing paving slabs against the car they thought he was in. An AFP reporter at the scene saw protesters give chase, then one grabbed a gun from a security guard and fired into the air. It came minutes after Abhisit, speaking at the ministry, announced a state of emergency in and around the capital. Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered at the ministry compound, and local television showed pictures of the red-shirted mob armed with sticks and paving slabs smashing a car they believed carried the prime minister. Abhisit escaped with his deputy Suthep Thaungsuban, who was travelling in a separate car. Suthep has been placed in charge of implementing the emergency measures. "I have already come out of the interior ministry along with the prime minister," he told local television. "It is necessary to impose a state of emergency as these people are staging a riot and unconstitutional rally." An official at Bangkok's emergency medical centre said ambulances had been sent to the scene because there were a number of injuries. - AFP/ms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 So Jatuporm wants anarchy and war.... This situation is quickly descending into chaos. Time to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 i left last night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Faustian you might have to hurry to catch your flight...otherwise it is possible you just couldn't reach the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 << He said there was no longer rule of law so the Red Shirt people would attack the government. >> And just why is there no longer rule of law? p.s. Coup rumours are afloat. I doubt it, but I expect some sort of crack down shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Seems the Thai army has decided to go for a ride with antiquities...tanks, they call them. Possible the crackdown is coming -> tanks are useful for clearing the way, especially when the roadblocks are made of taxis.... http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/140352/tanks-mobilised-in-bangkok ------------------------------------------ Tanks mobilised in Bangkok By: BangkokPost.com Published: 12/04/2009 at 04:13 PM Tanks have been mobilised in parts of Bangkok as part of the government's policy to maintain order under the state of emergency as declared by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday afternoon. Army spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the announcement of the state of emergency did not mean that the authority to implement the policy would rest in the hands of the army. He said the military was a part of the effort to enforce the policy, which also included police. Implementing the Emergency Decree, which was declared in Bangkok and some districts of Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani, Nakhon Pathom and Ayutthaya, means that authorities now had to mobilise to take care of and guard key installations and centres in Bangkok. He said that this comprised of about 50 spots in Bangkok. Asked about the role of tanks which were spotted in certain areas of Bangkok such as the Pratunam area, Col Sansern said that certain equipment had to be deployed to enforce the state of emergency and restore order. Col Sansern said key spots across the city where authorities would focus on are key intersections in the city which had in the past been blocked by red shirt protestors, key government installations, ministries, government offices, banks and department stores. He added that in spots where taxis had blocked intersections, authorities would need to deploy equipment to remove the vehicles and if necessary arrest those responsible for the blockages. The spokesman said that in the past security authorities had avoided confrontation or the use of force to maintain peace against protestors. He said that now that the state of emergency had been announced, it was time to act. Earlier, Prime Minister Abhisit's limousine was blocked and attacked by United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protestors at the Interior Ministry. The prime minister's car was able to break through the protestors who had broken into the ministry grounds by crashing through the ministry gates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Where's the fucking democracy? Attacking the Prime Minister seems to be diametrically opposed to all that is democratic. I'm really pissed. Off to the airport and out of this farce. farce! ..what an excellent way to phrase this mess.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 The spokesman said that in the past security authorities had avoided confrontation or the use of force to maintain peace against protestors. He said that now that the state of emergency had been announced, it was time to act. Better late than never... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanddawg1 Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 So PAD can take over the airport by FORCE cost the country BILLIONS of $$$$$$ and topple the democratically elected government (crooked as they were) and the army just stands by. But now there is a state of emergency; late indeed!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 So PAD can take over the airport by FORCE cost the country BILLIONS of $$$$$$ and topple the democratically elected government (crooked as they were) and the army just stands by. But now there is a state of emergency; late indeed!!!!! Mr. Nice Guy show his true face now. The Establishment answers in the same way as always in the last decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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