The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) leaders vowed on Tuesday to continue their protest until Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban reports to the Crime Suppression Division.
Mr Suthep reported to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) early this morning, in line with the promise he gave on Monday to meet one of the protest leaders' conditions for ending their protest rally -- that he report to police to face charges.
"I decided to acknowledge the charges because I am following Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's roadmap to reconciliation, not because of the UDD's demands," said Mr Suthep, who supervises the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES).
DSI director-general Tharit Pengdit said Mr Suthep reported to acknowlege the complaints filed by relatives of the protesters who died during the violence on April 10. The relatives accused the deputy premier of ordering security forces to forcefully disperse the red-shirt rally from the Ratchadamoen Avenue area. The clashes left 25 people dead, including five soldiers, and more than 800 people were treated for injuries.
Shortly after Mr Suthep left the DSI, UDD co-leader Weng Tojirakarn said the deputy premier's action in reporting to the agency was not acceptable.
“It was not in line with the demand by the UDD. More importantly, DSI director-general Tharit Pengdit is Mr Suthep's subordinate and is a member of the CRES committee," Mr Weng said.
“The red-shirts will disperse only after Mr Suthep reports to the Crime Suppression Division."
He said Mr Suthep should also resign from the cabinet so authorities can carry out an independent, transparent investigation.
Mr Suthep refused the demand, saying that the UDD was just buying time.
Government spokesman Panithan Wattanayakorn said the government had done its best to end the crisis, and added that the protesters' demands were unclear.
"We intend to let justice take its course and to enter the process to show our sincerity," he said. "We aren't doing it to meet their demand ... it's not clear to me what they are demanding, so we can't respond to something we don't understand."
Metropolitan police deputy commander Pol Maj Gen Amnuay Nimmano said Mr Suthep had done the right thing by reporting to the DSI.
“Mr Suthep cannot report to the CSD because the DSI committee passed a resolution to accept the violent crackdown on red-shirt protesters on April 10 as a special case. Therefore, the investigation of this case must be handled by investigators of the DSI," he said.
From : Bangkok Post
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