Police to adopt crowd-control plan during Yingluck court address
The police will adopt the “Korakot 52” crowd-control plan, which was used during mass protests in 2008, to take care of security during former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s verbal statement to the Supreme Court on August 1.
Yingluck has been accused of criminal negligence for failing to end her government’s rice-pledging scheme despite irregularities. The court has set August 25 as the date to deliver a final verdict on the case, with August 1 set as the date for her to make a statement ahead of the ruling.
Large numbers of Yingluck’s supporters are expected to gather in Bangkok on August 25, and the police have projected a similar gathering on August 1.
Deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said the situation is under control and there is no need of special law enforcement, such as the use of Article 44.
He said the police have followed up certain groups and found there has not been much movement so far, except on social media.
During the meeting on Wednesday, police decided to enforce the Korakot 52 plan during the statement. The plan provides the police with steps to be taken to control the crowd in the event of unrest, to ensure security at the court