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Thursday 16 January 2014
Fewer protesters are already taking for the streets
Rally
leader Suthep Thaugsuban (right) faces an insurrection charge, theoretically punishable through
death
Thailand's government pleaded together with police this morning in order to arrest opposition
protest leaders who've threatened to take the prime minister captive and have paralysed parts of
central Bangkok.

2. Officials mentioned the demonstrators' self-styled "shutdown" regarding Bangkok, aimed at forcing
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra coming from office, appeared to be losing momentum.
Fewer protesters happen for you to be taking towards the streets.
Leaders in the anti-government movement even now journey freely across the metropolis delivering
fiery speeches and also collecting money through supporters, despite warrants regarding their own
arrest pertaining to their roles throughout civil unrest that has left eight dead and hundreds injured.
Rally leader Suthep Thaugsuban faces an insurrection charge, theoretically punishable by death, in
link using the protests.
He additionally faces the murder charge associated with a new military crackdown on opposition
protests which left dozens dead when he ended up being deputy premier throughout 2010.
"It's the actual duty associated with law enforcement to arrest Suthep simply because he could be
wanted pertaining to insurrection, or else police will encounter malfeasance charges," Deputy Prime
Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul mentioned after having a meeting using the national police
chief.
Mr Surapong mentioned Mr Suthep, a new former opposition MP, has been protected through about
40 personal bodyguards.
Some observers think the particular veteran political power broker is not likely in order to go to jail
as he enjoys your assistance with the kingdom's royalist establishment.
The protesters want Ms Yingluck to resign to make way to get an unelected "people's council" that
will oversee reforms in order to curb the particular political dominance of her billionaire family.
National Police Chief Adul Saengsingkaew said 7,000 protesters had been estimated to remain about
the streets this morning, down via 23,000 the prior evening.
Turnout tends for you to rise when people depart work.
"Many protesters possess returned towards the south," Mr Adul said.
There are already a range of drive-by shootings simply by unknown gunmen at the rally sites.
Seemingly operating out of ideas for brand new targets, getting already temporarily surrounded

3. many important state buildings, demonstrators marched for the government's revenue department
this morning.
Ms Yingluck's supporters say the rallies are a threat for the country's fragile democracy and desire
your dispute being settled in the ballot box, however the opposition can be boycotting a two
February election.
The premier can be facing numerous legal threats, which includes a determination later today by
simply an anti-corruption panel upon regardless associated with whether to adopt motion within
connection using graft allegations surrounding the woman's government's rice farming subsidy
scheme.
The deadlock may be the latest twist of the political crisis which has gripped Thailand since Ms
Yingluck's brother Mr Thaksin ended up being ousted in a military coup seven a prolonged time ago.
The rallies were triggered by a failed amnesty bill that could possess allowed Mr Thaksin to return
with out likely to jail to get a past corruption conviction.
The billionaire tycoon-turned-politician provides strong electoral support inside northern Thailand,
however he is reviled by simply many southerners, Bangkok's center class along with members in
the royalist establishment.
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