Mentors Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Thaksin will lead singing royal anthem Red-shirted people are converging at Sanam Luang in preparation for their submission of a royal pardon petition to the Office of the Principal Private Secretary of HM the King. Exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will lead his red-shirted supporters in singing Sadudee Maha Raja royal anthem in praise of HM the King at Sanam Luang after delivering an address at about 11 am Monday. Mr Jatuporn Promphan, a core leader of the pro-Thaksin United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, said this morning that Thaksin who mainly talk about the reasons why his supporters had to lodge a petition to seek a royal pardon for him. The phone-in address from Dubai will last 30-40 minutes, he added. After the singing of the royal anthem, led by Thaksin, representatives of the red-shirted people will march to the Grand Palace where they will hand over the petition plus the collected signatures to the Office of the Principal Private Secretary of His Majesty the King. Then the red shirts will disperse. 600 red boxes of petition-related documents. Pol Gen Vichien Potephosri, the acting police chief, said that about 1,000 policemen, both in plainclothes and in uniforms, have been deployed at Sanam Luang to ensure peace and order. Also, another 4,000 policemen are on standby who will be immediately deployed in case of a violence, he said, however, adding that he believes the red-shirted rally would be peaceful. In his phone-in address to his supporters in Nakhon Sawan Sunday night, Thaksin said the public should not be panic with the red-shirted rally today at Sanam Luang. He said the red-shirted people are as patriotic as the other people and just simply wanted to express their grievances. Thaksin urged the government to talk with the red-shirted people and to return justice (to him) “if the government wants to carry on with its administration in peaceâ€Â. “The government must return justice which was robbed from the society so as to bring about democracy and prosperity,†he said in his phone-in address. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/151916/thaksin-will-lead-singing-in-praise-of-the-king Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Pardon petition for Thaksin submitted The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) submitted the petition seeking a royal pardon for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to the Office of His Majesty's Principal Private Secretary on Monday afternoon. Ten prominent figures of the anti-government group led by Veera Musigapong together with five Buddhist monks submitted the royal pardon petition containing more than four million signatures to His Majesty's Deputy Principal Private Secretary Inchan Buraphan at 1pm. Earlier in the morning, some 10,000 red-shirt supporters from across the country gathered in Sanam Luang before parading to the Grand Palace at 12pm to hand over more than 500 boxes containing the signatures. Ten companies of police and four companies of soldiers had been dispatched to maintain order and prevent potential unrest during the mass rally. After the petition was handed, the UDD supporters dissolved and many had returned to Sanam Luang. The Office of His Majesty's Principal Private Secretary will transfer the petition boxes wrapped in red clothes to the government for inspection before deciding if the petition should be submitted to His Majesty. http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/151935/pardon-petition-for-thaksin-submitted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 << After the petition was handed, the UDD supporters dissolved >> That must have been interesting to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 << After the petition was handed, the UDD supporters dissolved >> That must have been interesting to watch. The Red Shirts did it peaceful. :thumbup: :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted September 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Pardon petition for Thaksin being verified The Justice Ministry's Legal Affairs Bureau has been assigned to examine a petition filed by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship for a royal pardon for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said permanent secretary for justice Kittipong Kitayarak on Tuesday. Mr Kittipong said the bureau is duty-bound to examine the petition and classify the UDD petition, which he said is different from others because it was not filed by Thaksin himself or his close relatives. He said the Corrections Department has also been instructed to compare the UDD petition to others received in the past. On receiving information from the two agencies his office will make a report to the justice minister to recommend further action, Mr Kittipong said. Mr Kittipong said there has been no political pressure for the ministry to speed up its work. At this stage, it is not necessary to set up a special committee for legal interpretation, he added http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/153130/pardon-petition-for-thaksin-being-verified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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