Coss Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 This is unbelievable, unreasonable, unredeemable and untenable... Link In another brazen and controversial move, more than 200 red-shirt guards stormed into Chulalongkorn Hospital last night to check if there were soldiers inside the hospital buildings. The hour-long incident at the hospital, which is located right next to the red-shirt rally site, was monitored closely on Twitter and triggered a storm of criticism within the social media community. Hospital director Dr Adisorn Patradul initially refused to let the members of the anti-government Democratic Alliance against Dictatorship (DAAD) into the complex. However, a source said Adisorn gave in after DAAD co-leader Payap Panket, wanted by police for his role in the tumultuous red campaign, insisted that he be allowed to inspect the area. [color:red]Although Adisorn only allowed Payap, five red-shirt guards and reporters to come in, scores of other red-shirt guards poured into the hospital buildings as soon as the door was opened.[/color] During their search, watched by bewildered nurses and doctors, the red-shirt guards seized two men and brought them to the DAAD stage at the Rajprasong intersection. [color:red]The two were later released after they told the red shirts they were just workers.[/color] The red-shirt guards stopped their search at the hospital at around 8.30pm, [color:red]but only after police stepped in to negotiate. During the talks, the wanted man Payap was just inches away from the senior officers taking part in the negotiations.[/color] The talks ended with an agreement for the red-shirt guards to be allowed to check the hospital again today. This prompted angry responses from Twitter users monitoring the incident, who described the [color:red]police action as shameful.[/color] After the red shirts left the hospital, big bangs were heard, creating new tension. But it was later reported to be the mere explosion of firecrackers. The red-shirt guards' raid of Chulalongkorn Hospital came despite a plea from the Medical Council of Thailand earlier in the day asking the anti-government protesters to keep at least 100 metres away from hospitals. Besides Chulalongkorn Hospital, the anti-government rally site is also close to the Police General Hospital. Even before yesterday's raid, Chulalongkorn Hospital had already announced it would close medical services for outpatients at Phor Por Ror and Sor Kor building today. Medical Council president Dr Somsak Lohlekha said the council had issued a statement asking all parties to respect the work of medical workers at Police General Hospital and Chulalongkorn Hospital. He said Chulalongkorn Hospital had already stopped receiving new patients while Police General Hospital had transferred patients to buildings that were farther away from the demonstration. "We are now asking the protesters to step back and not to block the entrance to the hospital. They should not interfere in the operations of medical workers by entering and searching the hospital," he said. Somsak said the council had issued this statement because it did not want protesters or other parties to use hospitals as a shield for political purposes. "I hope red-shirt leaders, like Dr weng Tojirakarn, will understand our purpose. [color:red]No demonstration in any country in the world uses hospital premises to defeat the opposition,"[/color] he said. "People are not allowed to honk a horn when they pass a hospital but the demonstrators use loudspeakers every day," he added. Meanwhile Dr Suphachai Kunarattanapreuk, a committee member of the council, pleaded with the protesters to stay at least 100 metres away from these two hospitals. Adisorn said the hospital has also issued a second statement, announcing to the public that the hospital will today close its outpatient and inpatient units. The hospital has already moved all patients from Phor Por Ror and Sor Kor buildings to other buildings near Henri Dunant Road. The hospital also suspended surgery for emergency patients and has temporarily stopped receiving patients from other hospitals. The special clinic will be closed from today until Sunday. The emergency unit is still open. Meanwhile all classes for medical students will be closed today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damen Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Despicable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxx Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 HOW THE HELL DOES THIS HAPPEN!? So they can storm a hospital without interference? They can kidnap two people without interference? And they can make it back to their HQ without being stopped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 TIT.....just unbelievable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimDidMeGood Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 There's some history behind this: http://www.bangkokpost.com/pad_mass_protest/pad_mass_protest_article.php?id=131246 That was in October 2008. It doesn't absolve the Reds for their action, of course, but it explains it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallenda Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 There's some history behind this: http://www.bangkokpost.com/pad_mass_protest/pad_mass_protest_article.php?id=131246 That was in October 2008. It doesn't absolve the Reds for their action, of course, but it explains it. [color:red]Warning: Don't click that link: there's a virus embedded on that page. Hackers suck.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimDidMeGood Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Whaaa! Some unsafe Ad-server on the BP's webpage, dang. PAD mass protest special coverage Chulalongkorn Hospital refuses to treat injured police (BangkokPost.com) - Doctors of eight hospitals released a statement condemning the police's dispersal of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters, and called on the government to show responsibility of its action. Chulalongkorn Hospital is the first medical institution that would not treat police officers injured from the incident. "Today, medical team of Chulalongkorn Hospital will not give assistance to police officers injured from the clashes with PAD supporters. This is a social measure to show that doctors and nurses condemn the violent actions," Dr Suthep Koncharnwit, doctors of the hospital said. Doctors from seven other hospitals that jointly released the statement are doctors from Thammasat University, Khon Kaen University, Chiang Mai University, Ramathibodi Hospital, Siriraj Hospital, Srinakharinwirot University and Songkhla Nakharin University. According to Dr Suthep, the measure will be adopted only at Chulalongkorn Hospital for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes, but the yellow shirts are more violet! Blah blah blah ... Stuck in the traffic this morning by the redneck mob on Wipawadee Rangsit. (Mob is the word the students used to described these "freedom fighters".) p.s. Aren't the red guards Seh Daeng well trained laddies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimDidMeGood Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes, but the yellow shirts are more violet! Blah blah blah ... Man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallenda Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes, but the yellow shirts are more violet! I thought they were more yellow, hence the name. If they're more violet, why don't they call them the violet shirts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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