Government House Returned To Official Control

[george]

Government House returned to official control

BANGKOK, Dec 4 (TNA) – The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) officially returned Government House to state officials after its more than three-month occupation of the national seat of government in its protest against the government.

The Office of the Permanent Secretary to Prime Minister was the government agency to officially receive Government House back from the PAD protest movement.

The PAD called on the Office to withdraw criminal and civil lawsuits which have been filed or considered against the protesters.

Metropolitan Police commander Pol. Maj-Gen. Anun Srihiran led a contingent of about 70 personnel, including a bomb disposal squad, to inspect the premises on Thursday morning before Government House was returned to government officials.

The security officials found two handmade bombs in front of the press room as well as ammunition, golf clubs, sharply pointed wood stakes and iron bars, all of which can be used as weapons.

3 cars, jewellery had disappeared. An anonymous donor has paid off the big water bill.

Workers from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) cleaned the surrounding environs of the main buildings.

The damage to Government House, seized by anti-government protesters in August, is estimated at Bt125 million, according to the initial appraisal according to Permanent Secretary Nathi Premrasmi of the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday.

He was appointed by acting prime minister Chavarat Charnvirakul to chair the special committee charged with assessing the damage to property and other assets at Government House.

The damages to Government House buildings and landscaping incurred during the 98-day People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) occupation were estimated at Bt 25 million while damage to other assets was estimated at about Bt100 million.

The PAD stormed into Government House on August 26.

-- TNA 2008-12-04

[samgrowth]

"An anonymous donor has paid off the big water bill."

Great job. What's about the electricity bill?

Edited December 4, 2008 by samgrowth

[OlRedEyes]

Government House returned to official control

The security officials found two handmade bombs in front of the press room as well as ammunition, golf clubs, sharply pointed wood stakes and iron bars, all of which can be used as weapons.

Bombs, ammunition etc. And some say these guys are not terrorists?

Betcha nobody gets charged with even criminal charges. If anybody ever gets charged, it will be some plebs.

Edited December 4, 2008 by OlRedEyes

[george]

Heavy damage, valuables missing as protesters leave Govt House

BANGKOK: -- Heavy damage was noted and a number of valuable articles were determined to be missing as anti-government protesters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) vacated Government House after occupying it for over three months, a senior government official said Thursday.

After meeting with a special committee appointed by acting prime minister Chavarat Charnvirakul responsible for assessing the damage to property and other assets at Government House, Permanent Prime Minister's Office Secretary Nathi Premrasmi said that the initial estimate of costs on restoring the landscaping of Government House is Bt25 million.

The actual damages will be known officially next week as assigned government agencies assess damages at Government House, occupied by the PAD protesters since August 26, Mr. Nathi said.

Although the protesters had vacated Government House, its staff are still not allowed to return to work at the building after several bombs were found hidden inside the building, he said. Bomb squad police experts will be invited to retrieve the explosives first.

Among the damages tallied in the wake of the protesters were four cars belonging to the Secretariat of the Cabinet office earlier thought to have been stolen, but one was later found abandoned at a nearby intersection, Mr. Nathi said.

Other valuable items which were missing include pistols and ammunition of police guarding Government House, Buddha amulets, TV sets, cameras, computers and cash.

PAD coordinator Suriyasai Katasila acknowledged that there might be some thieves among the protesters and that his group is ready to compensate for the lost articles.

Key PAD leaders have proposed that the government withdraw trespassing charges filed with police and to prepare a joint agreement that neither civil nor criminal charges would be taken against the protesters, said Mr. Nathi.

The proposals have been forwarded to Mr. Chavarat, he added, but the government is expected to proceed with the charges.

-- TNA 2008-12-04

[TAWP]

Let me be the first one to say: "Pics or it didn't happened."

[jdinasia]

Government House returned to official control

The security officials found two handmade bombs in front of the press room as well as ammunition, golf clubs, sharply pointed wood stakes and iron bars, all of which can be used as weapons.

Bombs, ammunition etc. And some say these guys are not terrorists?

Betcha nobody gets charged with even criminal charges. If anybody ever gets charged, it will be some plebs.

Yeah .... a group so organized left bombs and ammo behind .... not bloody likely! (and found in front of the press room? again, not bloody likely)

[Ricardo]

Could these possiby be some of the weapons, which were found on-site, shortly after the PAD first moved in ?

[elorajah]

"to officially receive Government House back from the PAD protest"

was it officially loaned to tje PAD, in the first place?

[OlRedEyes]

Government House returned to official control

The security officials found two handmade bombs in front of the press room as well as ammunition, golf clubs, sharply pointed wood stakes and iron bars, all of which can be used as weapons.

Bombs, ammunition etc. And some say these guys are not terrorists?

Betcha nobody gets charged with even criminal charges. If anybody ever gets charged, it will be some plebs.

Yeah .... a group so organized left bombs and ammo behind .... not bloody likely! (and found in front of the press room? again, not bloody likely)

Didn't say they had brains.

[h90]

Government House returned to official control

The security officials found two handmade bombs in front of the press room as well as ammunition, golf clubs, sharply pointed wood stakes and iron bars, all of which can be used as weapons.

Bombs, ammunition etc. And some say these guys are not terrorists?

Betcha nobody gets charged with even criminal charges. If anybody ever gets charged, it will be some plebs.

Yeah .... a group so organized left bombs and ammo behind .... not bloody likely! (and found in front of the press room? again, not bloody likely)

And considering all that lies of the police after October 7.....

[MyphuketLife]

Let me be the first one to say: "Pics or it didn't happened."

your pics were all over the TV news last night, including the home made bombs, slashed furnature, broken computers.... They ransacked the place....

You PAD had bombs (I guess the speculation that they were throwing their own bombs into their own crouds looks more possible)

[MyphuketLife]

Government House returned to official control

The security officials found two handmade bombs in front of the press room as well as ammunition, golf clubs, sharply pointed wood stakes and iron bars, all of which can be used as weapons.

Bombs, ammunition etc. And some say these guys are not terrorists?

Betcha nobody gets charged with even criminal charges. If anybody ever gets charged, it will be some plebs.

Yeah .... a group so organized left bombs and ammo behind .... not bloody likely! (and found in front of the press room? again, not bloody likely)

And considering all that lies of the police after October 7.....

Oh you mean like the guy who got his leg blown off during that police stand off? The one where the pictures did not have much blood around the missing part of the leg, the one that was later found out via video that his leg was already missing??? Oh wiat that was a PAD lie not a police lie.....

Sorry remind me of the police lies....

[FatherF]

Heavy damage, valuables missing as protesters leave Govt House

Key PAD leaders have proposed that the government withdraw trespassing charges filed with police and to prepare a joint agreement that neither civil nor criminal charges would be taken against the protesters, said Mr. Nathi.

The proposals have been forwarded to Mr. Chavarat, he added, but the government is expected to proceed with the charges.

-- TNA 2008-12-04

I'm sure they did ask for the charges to be dropped, along with any arising from the two airport occupancies.

FF

[ajarnmark]

Let me be the first one to say: "Pics or it didn't happened."

your pics were all over the TV news last night, including the home made bombs, slashed furnature, broken computers.... They ransacked the place....

You PAD had bombs (I guess the speculation that they were throwing their own bombs into their own crouds looks more possible)

This is what I have been telling from day one.

[tartempion]

Let me be the first one to say: "Pics or it didn't happened."

Thai PBs news yesterday 19hrs showed chairs and sofas with nice x cut tissues, ruined I would say.

Also a lot of smashed computers, good job.

Showed outside was a trash dump.

[Xangsamhua]

Let me be the first one to say: "Pics or it didn't happened."

Thai PBs news yesterday 19hrs showed chairs and sofas with nice x cut tissues, ruined I would say.

Also a lot of smashed computers, good job.

Showed outside was a trash dump.

They obviously go their orders before screening. Channel 9 went through the area inside and out the night before and showed no damage to the interior. They must have jumped the gun.

[MiG16]

Let me be the first one to say: "Pics or it didn't happened."

text in thai, but the pics universal

posted by someone who works there.

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/rajdumnern/topi...3/P7288033.html

[sriracha john]

Government House returned to official control

The security officials found two handmade bombs in front of the press room as well as ammunition, golf clubs, sharply pointed wood stakes and iron bars, all of which can be used as weapons.

Bombs, ammunition etc. And some say these guys are not terrorists?

Betcha nobody gets charged with even criminal charges. If anybody ever gets charged, it will be some plebs.

Yeah .... a group so organized left bombs and ammo behind .... not bloody likely! (and found in front of the press room? again, not bloody likely)

And considering all that lies of the police after October 7.....

Oh you mean like the guy who got his leg blown off during that police stand off? The one where the pictures did not have much blood around the missing part of the leg, the one that was later found out via video that his leg was already missing??? Oh wiat that was a PAD lie not a police lie.....

Sorry remind me of the police lies....

[ deleted extremely gruesome image.

not taking any sides, but I dont think we need such graphic images on the forum. Mig-16]

*edit... fair enough. I guess the gruesome-ness goes to the point it was a very real traumatic injury.

Edited December 5, 2008 by sriracha john
deleted gruesome image - MiG16

[h90]

Let me be the first one to say: "Pics or it didn't happened."

your pics were all over the TV news last night, including the home made bombs, slashed furnature, broken computers.... They ransacked the place....

You PAD had bombs (I guess the speculation that they were throwing their own bombs into their own crouds looks more possible)

They perfectly cleaned everything, 3 groups checked everything and they forgot the bombs and bullets, not even just put them in the next klong.....

Almost 100 % sure that it is fake from the police.

[h90]

Government House returned to official control

The security officials found two handmade bombs in front of the press room as well as ammunition, golf clubs, sharply pointed wood stakes and iron bars, all of which can be used as weapons.

Bombs, ammunition etc. And some say these guys are not terrorists?

Betcha nobody gets charged with even criminal charges. If anybody ever gets charged, it will be some plebs.

Yeah .... a group so organized left bombs and ammo behind .... not bloody likely! (and found in front of the press room? again, not bloody likely)

And considering all that lies of the police after October 7.....

Oh you mean like the guy who got his leg blown off during that police stand off? The one where the pictures did not have much blood around the missing part of the leg, the one that was later found out via video that his leg was already missing??? Oh wiat that was a PAD lie not a police lie.....

Sorry remind me of the police lies....

Lie 1: The girl had a bomb

Lie 2: they lost their limbs by falling over each other

Lie 3: the lost limbs were caused by bombs they brought themself

etc etc etc

the people with lost limbs were treated in hospitals and the cause is well known by now.

[citizen33]

From the pictures posted in the link above, it certainly looks like a mob passed through. What I don't quite follow is what would motivate the police to falsify the evidence. The conventional wisdom is that they didn't move against the airports because they could see the balance of power already shifting away from PPP. Aren't the police still afraid of the poo yai waiting in the wings? The other thing is that it would have been a big logistical exercise to bring in all that rubbish, the steel stage frames, and the plastic sheets, and quite noisy to smash up all those rooms. A lot of people would have seen and heard this and somebody would talk.