Thailand: Red Shirts to Protest in Bangkok Mid March

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | March 3rd, 2010 | Trackback

“Red Shirt” protesters who support ousted and exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra plan to stage massive rallies in Bangkok beginning in mid March in an ongoing effort to bring down the government. The Supreme Court ruled Feb. 26 to confiscate $1.4 billion of Thaksin’s $2.3 billion fortune because it was obtained through corruption, but the Red Shirts intended to protest regardless of the court decision. Organizers plan the rallies to last a week and hope to draw hundreds of thousands of protesters to the capital. Given their success last April, when they shut down an Asian summit meeting and rioted in Bangkok with some 100,000 demonstrators, such numbers may be possible. Expect tensions, police presence, and possible delays if in Bangkok when the rallies begin.

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