Protesters crash hearing on planned deep-sea port
By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

About 300 members of the People’s Network for Natural Resources and Environment Protection in Songkhla and Satun yesterday laid siege to the stage at the Marine Department’s first public hearing on the Songkhla II deep-sea port.

 

SONGKHLA: -- ABOUT 300 protesters yesterday broke into a public hearing on the “destructive” Songkhla II deep-sea port, claiming the forum was false as only supporters of the project were invited.

 

Demonstrators gathered in front of the BP Samila Beach Hotel in Songkhla from early morning in a bid to stop the hearing being held by the Marine Department. At 9.30am, they successfully breached the venue and continued to protest inside the meeting room.

 

Deputy Songkhla Governor Anuchit Trakulmututa said that although many protesters tried to shut down the session, it continued without incident. “The [security] officers are the ones to be applauded. The situation was under control and there was no violent clash,” he said.

The event was reportedly heavily guarded with hundreds of police and military personnel.

 

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Well if 'heavily guarded' there must have been something to hide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only supporters allowed ,typical thainess