คลิป Thai PM threatens state of emergency

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Thai PM threatens state of emergency

Measures would let government deploy soldiers to disperse protesters who are calling for the administration to step down

Thailand's prime minister said today he would consider declaring a state of emergency if anti-government protests, now in their fourth day, continue beyond the weekend.

The prime minister, Samak Sundaravej, spoke after two meetings with the country's military chiefs. A state of emergency would allow the government to deploy soldiers to disperse the protesters, although army chief Anupong Paochinda said the situation did not warrant it.

Less than two years after a coup against the former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, Anupong said another putsch would not resolve the deep divisions in Thai society.

"A coup would not solve anything. It will hurt the country's image and worsen the country's situation," he told reporters.

The Thai police surrounding the 11 acre Government House compound which was occupied by thousands of protesters on Tuesday have been told not to provoke a confrontation.

But there were scuffles and around two dozen people were arrested when the police delivered an eviction order against the supporters of the conservative People's Alliance for Democracy who are seeking to oust the government.

And, according to Reuters, about 2,000 demonstrators were sprayed with tear gas when they were repulsed from an attack on Bangkok's police headquarters. There were also reports of protesters trying to blockade two southern airports and a partial strike by state rail workers.

The PAD, whose 2005 protests against then prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra contributed to his removal in a coup a year later, urged more supporters to gather at the compound until the current elected administration fell.

"Move in and circle around me. We can't let them seize our stage too easily," retired general and PAD leader Chamlong Srimuang told the cheering crowd. Nine PAD leaders have been charged with insurrection, a crime that can carry the death penalty.

The alliance accuses Samak's coalition government of being an illegitimate proxy of Thaksin, now in exile in London and facing corruption charges back home.