Democrat Party says provoking 'Red Shirt' is not plan for rally at Ratchaprasong area
BANGKOK, June 18 -- The Democrat Party is planning to hold a major election campaign at Bangkok's Ratchaprasong intersection on June 23, the site where combined government forces crushed anti-government protesters slightly more than a year ago, while the party's leaders said they would explain the facts to the public on involved incidents.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, leader of the Democrat Party, told journalists that his party would hold a major political rally for the July 3 general election at Ratchaprasong intersection, Bangkok's prime business area, next Thursday and would inform people attending the rally about the bloody violence which took place on May 19, 2010 around the area and ways his party would adopt in creating reconciliation among Thais.
Combined government forces on that day crushed members of the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the Red Shirt movement, after they held protests in the capital for months against the coalition government of Mr Abhisit.
Mr Abhisit said his party's upcoming campaign at Ratchaprasong intersection is "not meant to provoke" the Red Shirt movement as he has always been attacked by the group in the past and he has, therefore, decided to speak the truth over the matter during the campaign.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, secretary-general of the Democrat Party, said it is necessary to inform people attending the upcoming rally that the government has been accused by the UDD for being responsible for the deaths of 91 people during last year's unrest.
Mr Suthep said the explanation would help correct the public's misunderstanding towards the government.
Mr Suthep said he would be one of the speakers on that day and that he is not afraid of ongoing threats against his party as his party was always being tarnished.
"I'm studying whether it's against the law if both audio and video (of the unrest) are shown while campaigning," Mr Suthep a! dded. (M COT online news)
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, leader of the Democrat Party, told journalists that his party would hold a major political rally for the July 3 general election at Ratchaprasong intersection, Bangkok's prime business area, next Thursday and would inform people attending the rally about the bloody violence which took place on May 19, 2010 around the area and ways his party would adopt in creating reconciliation among Thais.
Combined government forces on that day crushed members of the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the Red Shirt movement, after they held protests in the capital for months against the coalition government of Mr Abhisit.
Mr Abhisit said his party's upcoming campaign at Ratchaprasong intersection is "not meant to provoke" the Red Shirt movement as he has always been attacked by the group in the past and he has, therefore, decided to speak the truth over the matter during the campaign.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, secretary-general of the Democrat Party, said it is necessary to inform people attending the upcoming rally that the government has been accused by the UDD for being responsible for the deaths of 91 people during last year's unrest.
Mr Suthep said the explanation would help correct the public's misunderstanding towards the government.
Mr Suthep said he would be one of the speakers on that day and that he is not afraid of ongoing threats against his party as his party was always being tarnished.
"I'm studying whether it's against the law if both audio and video (of the unrest) are shown while campaigning," Mr Suthep a! dded. (M COT online news)
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