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Mon, 11/04/2013 - 15:22
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Police Chief:Political protests are brought under control

BANGKOK, November 4 (TNA) - Thailand's National Police Chief Police General Adul Saengsingkaew says he believes that police forces can bring spreading protests against the government-sponsored amnesty bill under control. Police General Adul told journalists on Monday that he has instructed Royal Thai Police forces to particularly take care of Bangkok's areas under the enforcement of the Internal Security Act (ISA), stressing that no one is allowed to head toward the Government House and the Parliament. Police General Adul acknowledged that he has ordered police forces on duty to also prevent serious traffic impacts on commuters in the capital, as a large number of protesters, led by the main opposition Democrat Party, have now rallied at the Democracy Monument on Rajadamnoen Avenue in the heart of Bangkok, marching from the Samsen train station earlier in the day. According to the national police chief, he has assigned his subordinates to closely follow up updated intelligence to particularly prevent any untoward incident instigated by an ill-intentioned third party. The national police chief assessed, however, that it appears unnecessary at the moment to expand areas under the imposition of the ISA in the capital. To join in the nationwide anti-amnesty bill campaign, Internet users have expressed their opposition to the draft bill through their online social media networks, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, several of whom have replaced their background pictures with a white message, “against the amnesty bill". Meanwhile, relatives of people killed in Thailand's past political demonstrations met Thai Prime Minister and Defence Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at Bangkok's Government House to extend their morale support to the Thai leader and to call for the Parliament's passage of the amnesty bill. The prime minister thanked them in tears, saying forgiveness would let the nation progress and she would like to see national reconciliation without any repeated loss. The prime minister noted that there are normally opponents and proponents of the amnesty bill and she would like them to talk to each other, insisting that her government has adhered to righteousness and asked police to exercise patience to avoid any clash.(TNA)

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