Previous use of the Act
The Internal Security Act (ISA), promulgated in 2008 during the Surayud Chulanont government, empowers the director of Internal Security Operations Command, with Cabinet approval, to ban the public from leaving their homes or entering specific places and
-Imposed in Phuket and 5 kilometres off its coast from July 10-24, 2009 during the Asean meeting;
-Imposed in Bangkok’s Dusit district from August 29 to September 1, 2009, when the red shirts staged a mega-rally.
-Imposed in Bangkok’s Dusit district on September 15, 2009, to control the red-shirt rally.
-Imposed in several districts of Petchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan from October 12-27, 2009 during Asean summit.
-Imposed in Bangkok’s Dusit district from October 15-25, 2009 during the Asean summit in Hua Hin.
-Imposed in Bangkok and nearby provinces from March 11-23, 2010 to block red-shirt rally, and extended to March 30 and from April 2-5 during Mekong River meeting.
-Imposed in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon, Pom Prab and Dusit districts from November 22-30, 2010 during Pitak Siam protest.
