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Suthep: We Won't Shut Down Airports
By Khaosod English

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BANGKOK: -- PCAD leader Suthep Thaugsuban has insisted that he will not order the seizure of Bangkok's two airports and other main public transport hubs during the "shutdown" of Bangkok.

The People′s Committee for Absolute Democracy With the King As Head of State (PCAD) has threatened to occupy 7 major intersections in Bangkok on 13 January to "shutdown" the capital city until Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra resigns from her caretaker position and scrap the general election on 2 February.

There are fears that the PCAD protesters will storm Bangkok′s Don Mueng Airport and Suvarnabhumi Airport during the "shutdown", as anti-government protesters did in 2008, causing massive mayhem and economic damages.

But Mr. Suthep said on a rally stage at Ratchadamnoen Avenue yesterday that the PCAD only aims to occupy Bangkok′s 7 intersections to pressure the government. There will be no occupation of airports, train stations, docks, or any other transport hub in Bangkok, Mr. Suthep promised.

The PCAD leader also vowed to leave financial institutions alone, including the Stock Exchange of Thailand, the Bank of Thailand, and any other commercial bank in Bangkok.

However, it is reported that the residence of Mr. Jarupong Rueangsuwan, Acting Minister of Interior, will be one of the destination the protesters planned to "visit" en route.

Mr. Suthep also expressed his firm belief that there will be no less than "400,000" Bangkokians who live on Thonburi side of the capital city to join the marches to shutdown Bangkok next Monday.

He urged his supporters to respect the Constitution and carefully follow his instructions during the shutdown operation to promote the cause of the "Great Mass of the People".

"We will not be tempted into anger, even though the other is recruiting people to wage war on us," Mr. Suthep told the crowd, "If we can do this, I guarantee you, we will win fair and clean. And the world will record this".

He added, "If [the security forces] try to hurt us, just sit down and pray".

In his speech the PCAD leader later sarcastically thanked Mr. Tharit Pengdith, Chief of the Division of Special Investigation (DSI), for freezing the bank account of PCAD′s "Ratchadamnoen Kitchen". After the anti-government protesters heard about the incident, Mr. Suthep claimed, many of them showed their sympathy by donating large sum of money for the PCAD.

He then invited his supporters from Pak-Panang district, in Nakhon Sri Thammarat province, and from Phra Pradaeng district, Samutprakarn province to join the "final battle" on Monday.

Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNNE9UTTFOVFEwT0E9PQ==

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-- Khaosod English 2014-01-11

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400,000....so we can expect about 10% of that.

Agree. Last time the spin doctors tried to turn the real number ( 75000 or so) into 6 million...even producing some seriously delusional/deceitful youtube material to try to con the rest of the world. AP, AFP, reuters, BBC, ABC, SBS, Deutche Welle, CNN, not fooled. Not even Fox. Maybe Michael Yon believes it

Could you share links to any of your cited sources that said 75,000?

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Again some of our beloved TV contributors show their failure to read an article without jumping to the wrong conclusion. Suthep stated that 400,000 protesters from the Thonburi side of Bangkok would join on Monday, in addition to the protesters that will gather from the rest of Bangkok, the south and elsewhere in Thailand.

I agree that there will probably be exaggerated figures claimed on Monday, but at least read the article as it has been written.

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Quote: "If we can do this, I guarantee you, we will win fair and clean. And the world will record this". last week he didn't care what the World thought, I guess now he understand's the World thinks he's a mental case?

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400,000....so we can expect about 10% of that.

Agree. Last time the spin doctors tried to turn the real number ( 75000 or so) into 6 million...even producing some seriously delusional/deceitful youtube material to try to con the rest of the world. AP, AFP, reuters, BBC, ABC, SBS, Deutche Welle, CNN, not fooled. Not even Fox. Maybe Michael Yon believes it

Our great and dear leader, Secretary General of the "People" Council never ever claim 6 million people.

The number of Bangkok people turn up was only 5.8 millions.

And that is just on the street.

In theory, only 10% supporters came to any protesters.

90% of the silence power are occupied with something else.

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A lot of people have thrown the word "fascist" around lately. It seems to me that opposing the return of a rich, corrupt ex-PM through shady parliamentary procedures and nepotism does not necessarily make you a "fascist".

I suggest that those labeling the current anti-government protest movement as "fascist" have a close look at the tactics and beliefs of the governing party and its red shirt supporters.

Suthep may be calling for his supporters to "shut down" Bangkok. At least he is not calling for them to "BURN down" Bangkok like the red shirt leader did a few years ago.

I think if you check you might find out that it was one the anti protester people back then that did that.

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Again some of our beloved TV contributors show their failure to read an article without jumping to the wrong conclusion. Suthep stated that 400,000 protesters from the Thonburi side of Bangkok would join on Monday, in addition to the protesters that will gather from the rest of Bangkok, the south and elsewhere in Thailand.

I agree that there will probably be exaggerated figures claimed on Monday, but at least read the article as it has been written.

Total claimed by Suthep will between 12 and 21 million people (all honest, well behaved, educated and peaceful).

The best part is that many farangs on this forum will firmly believe it :lol:

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" He added, "If [the security forces] try to hurt us, just sit down and pray". "

It is in the reform movement's interests to conduct this as a peaceful walk and demonstration, and Suthep knows that. He knows that this movement will only succeed if it is being perceived as peaceful both at home and abroad. So there is great credibility to what he says and what he urges. The only way the Yingluck administration wins is if they are confronting a violent protest, because they have the whole might of the administration behind them. With that in mind, Suthep's strategy to confront the anticipated assault from the police is to sit down and pray. That was Gandhi's strategy - and it worked. It is not to say, incidentally, that Suthep is Gandhi, or any one of us, for that matter. We should be so lucky. It is to say that the concept of peaceful disobedience can - and has - succeeded. Let us all sit down and pray for reform through peace. Let us pray for the Thai people on the streets and their safety.

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