Ending of rally deemed as best solution to ongoing political crisis

BANGKOK, 16 May 2010 (NNT) – The termination of the anti-government rally was deemed as the best solution to resolving the ongoing political crises, according to the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva stated during his weekly talk show, “Confidence in Thailand with PM Abhisit”, that the reopening of the schools under the supervision of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) located near the protest venue of the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) had been postponed to 24 May 2010 in the wake of the intensifying political unrest.

PM Abhisit said the government’s Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) was exploring additional security measures to effectively deal with the ongoing rally situation. He insisted that the ending of the protest was deemed as the concrete solution to prevent further losses as the ongoing anti-government rally was initially aimed at instigating violence and the armed militants infiltrated the anti-government group to attack security forces.

He has instructed the general public to avoid the protest site as legal measures must be lodged against those broke the law and also urged the UDD key leaders under arrest warrants to enter the judicial process and return to the reconciliation table. He said all parties, also Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban or himself must comply with the rule of law.