CAPO increasing police checkpoints in Bangkok in response to reinstatement of ISA

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CAPO increasing checkpoints in response to reinstatement of internal security law



BANGKOK, 20 March 2014 (NNT) – The Center for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO) will be increasing police checkpoints at political rally sites and important locations in Bangkok to filter against weapons and contraband, in response to the re-instating of the Internal Security Act.

CAPO director Chalerm Yubamrung asserted that security officials would not disperse protests, but would work to arrest the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) leaders who trespassed into state offices and those who obstructed the general election.

On Wednesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Surapong Tovichakchaikul explained the lifting of the Emergency Executive Decree, and the current political situation, to ambassadors and diplomats from 60 countries and 4 international organizations.

According to the minister, he hoped every country would lift their travel advisories for citizens traveling to Thailand. He also revealed he would visit China, South Korea and Japan to further clarify the situation in Thailand, after finding that tourist arrivals from these countries had declined.

Department of Special Investigation (DSI) director-general and CAPO Secretariat Tharit Phengdit, warned on Wednesday that the 57 PDRC leaders who had been accused had to, by next week, come forward in compliance with the 3rd summon. If they still failed to show up, the case documents would be forwarded to the attorney and prosecution would c

-- NNT 2014-03-20

[bkkjames]

A shopping trip up North - can't he just send an email like everyone else?

[Tatsujin]

Checkpoints are a great idea, something that SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE MONTHS AGO . . . never mind, the Army did your jobs for you. Morons. Still.

[NongKhaiKid]

Checkpoints are a great idea, something that SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE MONTHS AGO . . . never mind, the Army did your jobs for you. Morons. Still.

Let me see now, the situation involving the SOE has been downgraded to the ISA but police checkpoints are to be increased.

It's Thai logic Jim

[seajae]

shows how stupid the ptp really are, they tell the army to pull down their bunkers and then tell the police to replace them with theirs. One has to wonder at the real reasons for telling the army to remove their bunkers, could have been so that the reds/police would get a free shot at the protesters without any interference from the army. Why didnt the police increase their presence before this to stop "weapons" being moved around or was it that they didnt want to catch any reds and probably will still not once thgey realize it is a red they stopped, "move along".

[Costas2008]

"CAPO director Chalerm Yubamrung asserted that security officials would not disperse protests, but would work to arrest the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) leaders who trespassed into state offices and those who obstructed the general election."

He never, mention or ever tried to identify and prosecute the grenade throwers against the protesters and innocent people.

It's always what suits his party and his master in Dubai.

Edited March 20, 2014 by Costas2008

[uty6543]

"According to the minister, he hoped every country would lift their travel advisories for citizens traveling to Thailand. He also revealed he would visit China, South Korea and Japan to further clarify the situation in Thailand, after finding that tourist arrivals from these countries had declined."

Just because the S.O.E has been lifted I would expect countries to be increasing their travel advise to the next level with the ongoing court cases against Yingluck and Co I think Bangkok is going to be more risky to be traveling around after the verdicts are given. I am of course assuming she will be found guilty.

[Dogmatix]

It's funny that the police did nothing under the SOE except shoot at protestors at Phan Fa. Now it is gone, they are going to set up check points. I sense rivalry with the army's bunkers. The police check points will come in handy for dealing with the PDRC and ensuring that the red shirts can get their weapons and killers in and out with no problem. The latter point is very important because it is obvious that the army is itching to use its own bunkers to deal with any MIB the government sends to Bangkok. If the police are there, the government can tell the army to back off and not interfere with the government's paid killers doing their work, after the Constitutional Court's decision on the 2 Feb which, given that there are 2 petitions covering everything, is unlikely to go well for the government, and the NACC's almost certain indictment of YL next week re her role in the rice pledging scam.

[Scamper]

It is a minor miracle that crowds of reporters still swarm around Chalerm and duly record every word he says, as most resolutions and plans he announces have a general expiry date of about 20 seconds. No one is holding their breath with any of the supremely confident assurances he makes now. He is tremendously lucky that no reporter is brash enough to even meekly ask him why any particular thing he promises fails to materialize. If any reporter was brave enough to do that ( as any reporter in the West would ) - he would be faced with two realities : He would receive an instant journalistic award for bravery. And he would also be sacked. So Chalerm can speak confidently without fear of ever being taken to task for what he says. And that applies to all the former cabinet ministers, and most certainly to Citizen Yingluck. Reporters will never call her to task for anything. They are allowed to ask her general, safe questions, and certainly no follow-ups. And never, ever hard-edged questions. Questions that induce tears are greatly appreciated, though, as that is part of the soap opera Pheu Thai are convinced works to their advantage. But as there are no other visible women in the former Yingluck administration outside of herself, surrounded by a sea of men - and as Chalerm just doesn't do tears because - well, because he's a man, presumably - Yingluck has to shoulder all the tears herself. In the meantime, Thaksin is now sending his cousin Surapong on a luxurious holiday to China, North Korea, and Japan. He has the unenviable task of convincing the 60 countries that were absolutely ecstatic about the election to now lift their travel warnings.

[Mr Yim]

"CAPO director Chalerm Yubamrung asserted that security officials would not disperse protests, but would work to arrest the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) leaders who trespassed into state offices and those who obstructed the general election."

He never, mention or ever tried to identify and prosecute the grenade throwers against the protesters and innocent people.

It's always what suits his party and his master in Dubai.

Yawn