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Over 300 red shirts are being detained: Corrections Department chief

Over 300 red-shirt suspects and convicts are being detained in prisons, Corrections Department Director-General Chartchai Sutthikrom said Thursday.

He said about 100 of them are being detained at the Bangkok Remand Prison, including two foreigners - Conor David Purcell, 30, an Australian and Jeff Savage, 49, a Briton.

Chartchai said the remaining 200 red-shirts are being detained in provincial prisons.

-- The Nation 2010-05-27

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Defense Minister Concerned About Plots To Kill Thai Govt Leaders

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Thailand's Thaksin: "We never engage in violence"

SYDNEY: -- Thailand's exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Thursday denied bankrolling the Red Shirt rebellion in Bangkok and said the warrant for his arrest on terrorism charges would be ignored by Interpol because it was politically motivated.

"We never, we never, engage in violence," Thaksin said in what Australian public broadcaster ABC claimed was his first telephone interview since the street protests subsided last week.

"We want to see reconciliation because the government always said about reconciliation, but the way they used the iron-fist approach, they are not using velvet-glove approach, that is mean they are more confrontation than more reconciliation," Thaksin said.

The billionaire businessman predicted that Interpol would not act on the arrest warrant the Thai government has issued.

-- The Nation 2010-05-27

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Democrat MP to seek Jatuporn's impeachment

Democrat Party MP Sathit Pitutecha said Thursday that he is compiling evidence to seek an impeachment of Pheu Thai MP Jatuporn Promphan and Wichian Khaokham.

Sathit said the two Pheu Thai MPs are facing terrorism charges so they should be impeached.

Sathit said he would submit an impeachment motion to Parliament President Chai Chidchob for the House committee on ethical code on MPs to investigate the two MPs. Following an investigation, the panel will pass on the motion to the Senate.

Sathit sid Jatuporn and Wichian should not participate in the censure debate next week because of the terrorism charge.

-- The Nation 2010-05-27

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4 police chiefs in Northeast transferred after local riots

BANGKOK (NNT) -- Four police commanders in northeastern provinces have been transferred to inactive posts for their failure to safeguard the provincial city halls from arsonists during the recent anti-government riots.

Acting National Police Chief Police General Pateep Tanprasert has ordered the removal of four police chiefs of Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, Mukdaharn, and Ubon Ratchathani provinces and reassigned them to perform duties at the Royal Thai Police headquarters.

The four police authorities include Khon Kaen Provincial Police Commander Police Major General Sakda Techakriangkrai, Udon Thani Provincial Police Commander Police Major General Decha Chuayboonchum, Mukadahan Provincial Police Commander Police Major General Pramote Iamthat and Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Police Commander Police Major General Sompong Thongveeraprasert.

The transfer order resulted from the officers’ failure to secure government offices in their areas, especially the provincial halls, from being set on fire by the anti-government protesters over the past week.

-- NNT 2010-05-27

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80 rioters burning provincial halls detained

BANGKOK (NNT) -- A total of 80 perpetrators who set fire to provincial city halls in several provinces of Thailand are now detained by the state authorities.

Minister of Interior Chavarat Charnvirakul stated that he was informed that provincial authorities were now able to arrest 80 rioters who had burnt the city halls of four provinces, and all of them were waiting to be investigated. Among them, 40 are captured in Ubon Ratchathani province.

The provincial city halls being set ablaze by the protestors who opposed to the UDD core leaders' decision to turn themselves in to the police, are located in Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen and Mukdahan.

Speaking of other UDD core leaders on the run including Mr Suporn Atthawong and Mr Arisman Pongruangrong , Mr Chavarat said that all the governors of the northeastern and northern provinces of Thailand have been instructed to fully collaborate with the police in tracking down the remaining UDD core leaders under arrest warrants and bringing them to justice as soon as possible.

-- NNT 2010-05-27

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Armed forces told to beware of sabotage

In the face of fragile security, the Defence Ministry has instructed all military installations to take necessary precautions against acts of sabotage, spokesman Colonel Thanathip Sawangsaeng said Thursday.

The instructions came after Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan had a meeting with top brass from the armed forces.

"Prawit voiced concern for possible attacks against storage facilities of arms and petroleum," Thanathip said.

At the meeting, the defence minister also urged military leaders to help the government bring about reconciliation, he said.

-- The Nation 2010-05-27

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No Conclusion on Curfew Extension

The Center for the Resolution of Emergency Situations revealed that is has not come to a decision on the possible extension of curfews implemented in Bangkok.

However, officials don't expect that extensions are needed in the provinces.

-- Tan Network 2010-05-27

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