Pheu Thai to push emergency decree ahead of amnesty bill
Pheu Thai Party's Strategic Committee will propose the imposition of the Internal Security Act to control any protest after the Parliament reopens, a source said after the panel's meeting yesterday.
The committee will consult with police about the issue first before proposing it to the government, the unnamed source said.
Meanwhile, security at Parliament and Government House was beefed up yesterday as a precaution against protesters, as the controversial amnesty bill is tabled next Wednesday.
Concrete barriers were placed at all entrances and exits of Government House yesterday in a move to keep out the Pitak Siam group, which is expected to show up on Sunday morning. A police truck was also seen parked nearby along with a vehicle armed with a long-range acoustic device that emits an ear-splitting siren. Two police tents were also set up and a photograph of the group’s leader posted on a metal barricade near one of the tents. However, police said it was not a “wanted” poster.
Deputy House Speaker Wisut Chainarun said 700 police would be deployed near Parliament on the days the controversial bill is debated.
