Thai Protest Leader Suthep Thaugsuban Rejects Compromise

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Protest leader, Suthep Thaugsuban, rejects any negotiation with the government as protesters start to set up camp at new rally sites. Full story: The leader of Thailand's opposition movement on Sunday rejected any compromise with the government ahead of a planned "shutdown" of the capital. Speaking to hundreds of supporters gathered at democracy monument in Bangkok, Suthep Thaugsuban said he was determined to win. Suthep says a win will see a different politician in power. The anti-government protesters accuse Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her brother, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, of corruption and nepotism. She has called an election for February 2 but protesters want her caretaker government to step down immediately. Suthep also ruled out talks with the government in an interview published on Sunday, but says he will stand down if violence escalates and civil war threatened to break out. Protesters plan to block seven big intersections in Bangkok, causing gridlock in a city already clogged with traffic, and they could shut off other roads. Ministers say 12-thousand police will be deployed to maintain law and order in Bangkok, along with eight-thousand soldiers at government offices. The eight-year conflict pits Bangkok's middle class and royalist establishment against the mostly poorer, rural supporters of Yingluck and Thaksin, who was overthrown in a military coup in 2006. Their Puea Thai Party seems likely to win any new election, which the government says must be held on February 2, now parliament has been dissolved and the date endorsed by the king. However, a member of the Election Commission says the vote could be held on May 4, because candidates had been prevented from registering in some districts. Eight people, including two police officers, have been killed and scores injured in violence between protesters, police and government supporters in recent weeks. Fears of clashes between rival factions escalated after pro-government "red shirts" said they would begin their own rallies from Sunday in provinces neighboring Bangkok and in Thani. For more news and videos visit ☛ http://ntdtv.tv Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision Add us on Facebook ☛ http://on.fb.me/s5KV2C

Thai Protest Leader Suthep Thaugsuban Rejects Compromise

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• published: 15 Jan 2014
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Protest leader, Suthep Thaugsuban, rejects any negotiation with the government as protesters start to set up camp at new rally sites. Full story: The leader of Thailand's opposition movement on Sunday rejected any compromise with the government ahead of a planned "shutdown" of the capital. Speaking to hundreds of supporters gathered at democracy monument in Bangkok, Suthep Thaugsuban said he was determined to win. Suthep says a win will see a different politician in power. The anti-government protesters accuse Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her brother, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, of corruption and nepotism. She has called an election for February 2 but protesters want her caretaker government to step down immediately. Suthep also ruled out talks with the government in an interview published on Sunday, but says he will stand down if violence escalates and civil war threatened to break out. Protesters plan to block seven big intersections in Bangkok, causing gridlock in a city already clogged with traffic, and they could shut off other roads. Ministers say 12-thousand police will be deployed to maintain law and order in Bangkok, along with eight-thousand soldiers at government offices. The eight-year conflict pits Bangkok's middle class and royalist establishment against the mostly poorer, rural supporters of Yingluck and Thaksin, who was overthrown in a military coup in 2006. Their Puea Thai Party seems likely to win any new election, which the government says must be held on February 2, now parliament has been dissolved and the date endorsed by the king. However, a member of the Election Commission says the vote could be held on May 4, because candidates had been prevented from registering in some districts. Eight people, including two police officers, have been killed and scores injured in violence between protesters, police and government supporters in recent weeks. Fears of clashes between rival factions escalated after pro-government "red shirts" said they would begin their own rallies from Sunday in provinces neighboring Bangkok and in Thani. For more news and videos visit ☛ http://ntdtv.tv Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision Add us on Facebook ☛ http://on.fb.me/s5KV2C