Thais brace for more demonstrations

January 7th, 2014

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Anti-government protesters in Thailand brace for more demonstrations in an effort to keep up pressure on the country’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to resign.

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban said that the demonstrations will be held in the capital, Bangkok, on Tuesday and Thursday, leading up to a January 13 “shutdown.”

The protesters earlier said that they would occupy Bangkok from January 13 to prevent government officials from going to work, aiming at disrupting the upcoming election in February.

Protests started on October 31, 2013, after the government proposed an amnesty bill that could have extended a pardon to Yingluck’s brother, ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and paved the way for his return to Thailand.

Thaksin was toppled by a military coup in 2006 and since then, he has lived in self-imposed exile to avoid jail term over a corruption conviction.

Following the unrelenting political turmoil in the country, the premier called snap elections to defuse the crisis, vowing to rid the country of the influence of her brother.

Accusing Yingluck of being a puppet of her brother, the demonstrators snubbed her calls, saying political reforms are needed before any elections are held.

They also demanded a “people’s council” tasked with overseeing “a vague reform platform.”

The demonstrations at times have brought as many as 200,000 people on the streets, unanimously calling for the resignation of Yingluck Shinawatra.

Sporadic clashes between the protesters and security forces have flared up the political unrest in the country. At least three people have been killed and scores wounded during the clashes so far.

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