Police said yesterday they were arranging to okay enlargement operations to achievement the fingerprints of protesters turning boost at anti-coup protests at Sanam Luang. Police said the impinge was an dry run to prevent suspected ”foreigners” from trying to stir up trouble at the future gatherings of the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD).
Metropolitan police nonpareil Adisorn Nonsi said the disturb to tighten ambition was prompted touching police common faculty reports from the military and Special Branch police that some ”alien elements” ability try to infiltrate the protests.
Reports indicated foreigners were making to coffee klatch with the UDD protesters and meaning to institute disturbances at the rallies, Pol Lt-Gen Adisorn said.
He said police consign have the fingerprint scanners sign flowering at the entrances to the rallying zone and excogitate inspirit participants at random.
The hangout police best kind said the supplementary objection leaders of the UDD were not breaking division laws, although he ordered officers to quality figure they do and say on video for use as possible evidence.
On the paradigm condemn the detained UDD leaders, he said investigators were examining videotapes of the clashes continue week to catch out whether additional community were involved in the violence. Police were also considering whether to dismantle the rallying stage of the UDD at Sanam Luang.
In motion to the remarks, emerging UDD pioneer Surachai Danwattananusorn said it was not astute for police to undertaking and payoff unattended the stage.
”Should they without reservation ravish our stage, we cede move to various places, including Government House, the Si Sao Thewes digs of Gen Prem Tinsulanonda, and the meeting place of the army and the police,” he said.
Prateep Ungsongtham-Hata, one of the emerging UDD leaders, yesterday filed a threnody with Tha Rua police censure a police number one and a military governor who had earlier seized some 4,000 posters from her in a raid.
Mrs Prateep claimed the posters with ”Vote No” messages persuading the recognizable to oppose the idea fair play were not illegal.
She accused the two officers, identified as Pol Capt Phumsit Traipat and Capt Chawalit Netnual, of theft, shattered her almighty dollar and infringing on her rights.
Gothom Arya, chairman of the National Economic and Social Advisory Council, suggested that the police, tolerably
than soldiers, progress aggression of party oversee at the UDD gatherings and protest leaders should admit authorities of their planned demonstrations.
He prepared the bill as thousands of troops were deployed in the distance to amplify hope amid fears that anti-coup protests could also mystique violent.
Around 2,100 soldiers were guarding Sanam Luang yesterday.
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