PAD to rally against amnesty decree Monday
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The People's Alliance for Democracy will Monday hold a rally against a draft decree reportedly aimed at providing royal pardon for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
PAD spokesman Parnthep Puaphanpong posted a message on his Facebook page that the yellow-shirt movement would stage a rally in front of the Council of State on Monday from 10 am to 6 pm.
The Cabinet has approved a draft decree to seek royal pardon for convicts on the occasion of His Majesty the King’s birthday. Thaksin’s opponents that the decree’s criteria would make it eligible for Thaksin to receive royal pardon for his two-year jail term.
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