Contents of orders from security officials
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Excerpts from the Peacekeeping Operations Centre's announcement No7/2556
In an order dated November 25, 2013, under Article 18 of the 2008 Internal Security Act, the directors of Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) and Peacekeeping Operations Centre (POC) have been empowered to set a timetable to carry out security measures with the aim of creating the least public inconvenience.
Hence, in order to prevent, suppress, end, check, resolve or mitigate the situation in the area, as per Paragraph One, to effectively keep the situation from escalating into violence affecting national security, the POC director invokes proceedings prescribed under Article 18 of the ISA to announce the following:
1. Individuals or groups prone to agitation or provocation, disrupting public peace and stopping officials from carrying out their duties, are banned from entering or leaving the following premises, unless they have obtained official permission or have been ordered by the authorities:
(a) Finance Ministry, Budget Bureau, Foreign Ministry and Public Relations Department;
(b) Government agencies, state enterprises, local administration and other state installations, including courts of justice and independent bodies.
2. The directors of Isoc and POC, or designated commissioned officers, are responsible for enforcing this announcement.
3. This announcement goes into immediate effect.
Advice for protesters
Separately, Pol Maj-General Piya Uthayo, who is also spokesman for POC, called on protesters to adhere to their right to peaceful and unarmed assembly enshrined in the Constitution. He called on the crowds to not indulge in illegal activities such as destroying barbed wire or other barriers or damaging government properties.
He advised the protesters to exercise their discretion and not allow themselves to be talked into breaking the law, he said. Police will respect the public’s freedom of expression, but will not neglect to enforce the law in order to restore normalcy as soon as possible, he said.
