Thai Patriots get another two days to leave
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Members of the Thai Patriots Network, who are camped out in Sanam Luang since early last week, have been given another two days to move out.
Deputy Bangkok Governor Jumpol Sampaopol said Monday that the Phra Nakhon district office was pressuring the protesters to move out by getting the police to record the incident and having district officials and law enforcers talk to them. There are only about 500 protesters camped out at the site.
If they refuse to leave within the deadline, the city will file a police complaint against them, he said. However, he said, BMA will not use violence to disperse the rally because it believes Thai compatriots can talk the problem over.
The group, protesting against the government and the International Court of Justice’s role in the Preah Vihear temple dispute, has refused to leave the site by Saturday as demanded by BMA.
The Nation
