Thai Army and Police Use Tear Gas Pro-Thaksin crowd disperse

After the refrain almost a month, Thai authorities eventually use repressive measures to deal with mass demonstrations Red Shirt

Riot police and soldiers used tear gas and water cannons to disperse anti-government mass is concentrated in the People Television (PTV), broadcasters established by sympathizers of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Being in a building owned by Thaksin's Thaicom, television stations are judged to represent opposition votes. The Government has been closed and prohibit the broadcast PTV. Blocking was invited anger protesters. They demanded that the authorities return to normal function.

The protesters gathered in the courtyard Thaicom Public Co. Building. Ltd.. They threatened to enter and occupy the building if the senior military commander who was in the refuse out to negotiate.

Agence France-Presse reported, officials estimate about 12 thousand people protesting outside the building Thaicom. Movement is done the day after the government banned PTV broadcasts to defuse political tensions because the Red Shirt mass demonstrations which had lasted nearly a month.

Throwing stones in the officers who took cover behind barbed wire, they continue to lunge into the Thaicom Building. When the mass began to enter the courtyard, security forces fired tear gas and water cannon at them.

However, shortly later the situation turned around. The authorities chose retreat, go to the main building, when thousands of demonstrators managed to surround them. The Associated Press reported, some officers seemed to release the shield and safety equipment, shook hands with some protesters. Massa also provide mineral water to the police and soldiers conducting a security.

Previously, the government warned would not tolerate the chaos that would happen. ''We will use all means to PTV remained off the air,''Deputy Prime Minister firmly Suthep Thaugsuban who supervise the security. ''If the mass violence, officials were ready with tear gas and rubber bullets,''he said.

Some police last week that secures demonstrations often show sympathy for demonstrators. Analyst opinion, the security forces, particularly police, divided in their loyalty toward the government. The government is therefore difficult to govern them to be more repressive to the demonstrators.

The demonstrators led initially planned their action by a grand march to the number of locations that are not mentioned position. However, the plan was changed when Nattawut Saikua-leader of the Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship Combined (United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship) - ordered his supporters to move to one location.

Browse''We will win our channel,''he said. After that, thousands of demonstrators who drove a motorcycle and pickup moving north toward Thaicom Office in Pathum Thani Province, about 45 kilometers from the capital.

On the same day, yesterday (9 / 4), the Criminal Court issued a letter to the three leaders banned demonstrators. According to Thai news agency, they were accused of mobilizing the masses to occupy the commercial districts last weekend and caused the loss of billions of baht. Until yesterday, has issued 27 orders gallant. However, not one was among those arrested.