Anti-govt. protester killed in Bangkok

An anti-government protester has reportedly been killed in Thailand’s capital as protesters continue to call for the resignation of caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

Chirayuth Senanarong was shot on Tuesday while standing guard the Lumpini park, Thailand’s Matichon online news reported.

The 40-year-old man died in a hospital, with police saying that they had arrested a suspect.

The People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), an anti-government protest movement, has moved its camps to the Lumpini part in central Bangkok since March 2.

According to Erawan Emergency Medical Centre, at least 22 people have died and 741 others injured in the country since protests were triggered in October.

Opponents see the premier as a proxy for her elder brother, a former prime minister toppled in a coup in 2006. The ex-premier has been in self-exile since 2008 to avoid a two-year prison sentence.

The premier is now facing a series of legal cases that could reportedly see her removed from office in the coming weeks.

Thailand held a general election on February 2 in an attempt to curb anti-government protests. However, on March 21, Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled the elections disrupted by anti-government protesters invalid.

The protesters say Yingluck Shinawat should step down so that an unelected “people’s council” could enact reforms.

SAB/HSN

 

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