Red-shirts heading to Bangkok

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By: BangkokPost.com

Published: 27/06/2009 at 03:03 PM

About 500 members of Khon Rak Udon (Love Udon People) red-shirt group, led by chairman Kwanchai Praiphana, had taken buses from the northeastern province of Udon Thani heading to Bangkok Saturday afternoon.

Mr Kwanchai said his group members are expected to arrive in Bangkok at about 4pm to join forces with the red-shirt people from other province at Sanam Luang.

He stressed that the red-shirts will call on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament to pave way for a fresh election. The government should give power back to people to allow them to choose the new government.

Red-shirt people from various provinces, particularly those from the North and Northeast are now heading to Bangkok to attend mass anti-government at Sanam Luang which will begin from 5pm today.

Leaders of the United front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) had confirmed that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will phone in to address his supporters at about 8.30 pm tonight.

Jatuporn Promphan, a core leader of UDD, insisted on Saturday that the red-shirts will rally only at Sanam Luang and will disperse early morning on Sunday. He stressed that the protesters will not move out to seal off Government House, the Si Sao residence of the president of Privy Council Gen Prem Tinsulanonda and other key state offices as many people fear.