Opposition Thailand embarked action "disablement Bangkok"

Bangkok (Sipirok.Org) - Thailand's opposition protesters started the action " disablement of Bangkok on Monday , occupying major intersections in the capital to depose Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra .

Protesters want the Prime Minister down and make way for interim government , which will oversee the reform to reduce the dominance of family politics Yingluck and overcome the widespread culture of money politics .



Thousands of protesters waving flags , some wearing T-shirts that read " Bangkok Shutdown " , gathered at strategic locations in the city , including outside a large shopping center burned while bloody political unrest in 2010 .

" We will fight , no matter win or lose . We will not accept compromise or negotiation , " said protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban before the masses in action Sunday night ( 12/1 ) as reported by AFP news agency .

Opposition leaders - who face murder charges related to the deadly military action against the protesters when he served as deputy prime minister in 2010 - is ready to lead the masses to be moved toward the center of the city on Monday .

It was not clear how much support he would get from residents , who fear it will harm their actions .

" Of course it will affect me - I was very depressed . No customer who came because they could not come here , " said the owner of a beauty salon Tong ( 69 ) .

The authorities say they are ready to declare a state of emergency in the event of renewed violence , and about two thousand policemen and soldiers will be deployed to maintain security .

But they did not attempt to prevent the protesters took over part of the city ahead of elections February 2 which is planned for them alone .

Protesters intend to preclude employees go to work and cut off electricity to government offices as part of the disablement action . Authorities warned that the action could lead to violent riots .

Several shots rang out at the headquarters of the opposition Democratic Party fired from a car that runs on a Monday morning , but no one was injured in the incident .

A member of the security team were wounded protester was shot on Sunday , after engaging in an argument with an unidentified man near the scene of the demo , police said .

Eight people , including a policeman were killed and dozens more wounded in violence since protests lasted more than two months ago .

Civil conflict is the worst since 2010 , when more than 90 people were killed in clashes between pro - Thaksin protesters by the military .

" This situation will become very unstable , " said Pavin Chachavalpongpun , a former diplomat lektorpada Thailand and South East Asian Studies Center , University of Kyoto , Japan .

He said there was a risk " political violence " and protesters are under pressure to achieve their goals shift the government before the election , which is expected to be won by Yingluck .

" That is no way for the protesters to back down , they 've gone too far , " he added .

The current political crisis is the latest part in the history of political instability and unrest that hit Thailand since Yingluck 's brother , former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted by royalist generals seven years ago .

Millionaire businessman -turned- politician and lives abroad to avoid a jail term for corruption , it still has strong support , especially in the northern region of Thailand as some popular policies .

But he was abused in state elite and by the middle class , as well as residents in the southern region has been considered authoritarian and accusing him of buying votes .

Protesters want a " people's council " appointed to govern and oversee the electoral reform is considered half - half , including the stop alleged vote-buying , before a new election was held about a year or 18 months.

The deadlock raised fears of a shift forced by the government or military court , in a country that has never experienced a coup 18 since 1932 .

Police said there were 12 hospitals , 28 hotels , 24 schools and five fire stations in the affected area that the disablement plan .

They estimated that in normal circumstances approximately 700 thousand vehicles across seven locations planned protest in the city that is always jammed .

Most people choose to leave their cars at home and the atmosphere was quiet traffic in the city center . Bangkok city transport still operating and the people went to work as usual .

The disablement trigger some people to take action and the entire stock of U.S. embassies advised to stockpile food , water and medicine for two weeks .

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