Commander-in-Chief Admiral Kamthon Phumhiran of the Royal Thai Navy said on Sunday the country's armed forces are ready to provide assistance to police to keep law and order if anti-government rally to be launched Sunday turns into violence.
Kamthon said, military personnel are ready to give help to the police, if requested, in order to maintain peace in the country.
Supporters of anti-government Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship (DAAD) on Sunday morning started to gather at Sanam Luang (Royal Field) in central Bangkok and in front of the parliament, in an attempt to prevent the coalition government led by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to delivery its policy statement on Monday.
Kamthon said, the military is not worried about the planned demonstration because the DAAD leaders have announced that the rally would be held in a peaceful manner.
The government is scheduled to deliver policy statement to the Parliament on Monday and Tuesday as required by law.
The DAAD leaders said on Sunday the protests were aimed to pressure Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve the House to return the mandate to the people because the current government was established with a coup in disguise.
Source:Xinhua
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