วันพุธที่ 16 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2556

Students who opposed the retreat Lumpini Park attract more support


A group of Army SPRINTER against Thaksin regime has attracted much support growing public opinion that the government is considering the possibility of extending the implementation of the Internal Security Act.
The dissident group is Students and People's Network for the Reform of Thailand. He has been organizing their meeting at the intersection Urupong since Thursday night, when the Army agreed to move their back protesters Lumpini Park.
After Army bowed to ISA application and retired, some protesters were furious that their leaders broke the promise not to disperse from the front of the Government House. Thus, the sprinter group organized a rally at the intersection, which is next to, but outside the areas affected by the ISA.
On the first day of the demonstration, protesters numbered only a few hundred and were led by student activists Ramkamhaeng University.
But tonight small incendiary bombs and bags containing poison ivy against protesters launched the highway, which highlighted the media in the group. And more people began to join the demonstration, in part because the group was separated from the Army, which does not support the public.
Many people are not sure if the Army has a hidden political motive. And because the students and the Network for the Reform of Thailand has a better image, more and more people have joined the demonstration.
The network is being closely watched by the authorities. Speculation that the group can move its rally prompting police to invoke the ISA and close 14 roads around Government House.
Security agencies have evaluated the situation and believe that leaders are Urupong student activists rally in the San Saeng Thong.
Student activists of the time also have gone to the site to provide advice on how to organize the demonstration. Included Nitithorn Lamluan lawyer, coordinator of the Green Policy.
The group has attacked the government for the cost of living and falling crop prices. Its manifestation has also joined members of the middle class and some supporters of political groups. Peacekeeping, police spokesman Maj General Piya Uthayo yesterday the number of protesters in 1100 Urupong reached Sunday night.

A security source in the Government House Urupong said the group was one of two Army splinter groups. The source said that after the Army agreed to disperse the Government House on Thursday, the group was divided into three. The first group of retired Army Lumpini Park. It has about 150-200 protesters.
The second group of students and the Network for Thailand Reform, led by Uthai Yodmanee, president of the Student Organization Ramkhamhaeng. They are supported by Nitithorn, leader of the yellow-shirt movement. The Democratic Party has used its Blue Sky satellite station as a spokesman for the group Urupong.
Students in some professional schools joined the demonstration Urupong the weekend and after school. Some office workers also joined the demonstration after office hours, and some protestors in Lumpini Park also went to the rally Urupong night, so the number of people who had finished 1000 at its peak. But more dispersed after 22:00.
The source said a third group was led by Thaikorn Polsuwan. It has only about 30 followers. The group has been camped Thaikorn at Sanam Luang.
"The intelligence agencies have found no evidence that the three groups gather outside Government House and there is no sign that any of the three groups will be more supporters But the situation is uncertain -. If you really have the three groups broken, or if you have just divided responsibilities ... [so] the police decided to close the roads to avoid besieging Government House. "