Thai court orders protesters to leave gov't complex

28/08/2008 -- 10:24 AM

Hanoi (VNA) - The standoff between demonstrators led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the Thai government continued on August 27 as Thailand's Civil Court ordered thousands of protesters to leave the main government complex. Meanwhile, the Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for nine members of PAD who are related to the demonstration, in a bid to ratchet up the pressure to end the standoff beginning from August 26, according to news reports. The nine were charged with severe offences including rebellion, rebellious attempt, organizing a gathering of 10 or more people to cause a public disturbance and refusing to obey police orders. According to a survey by Bangkok University released on August 27, more than 70 percent of interviewees disagreed with the PAD's actions. The survey, which questioned 1,023 adult residents in Bangkok on August 26, showed 72.6 percent of respondents disagreed with PAD's blocking of the roads linking Bangkok to other provinces, while about 70 percent disagreed with the group's breaking into the state-run TV station NBT and disrupting its broadcasting. About 68.2 percent disagreed with the PAD's move to besiege the Government House and state institutions. Almost 52 percent want soldiers to join hands with police forces to control the situation while 38.4 percent want them to remain neutral, according to the poll.-Enditem
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