Suthep ups the ante for 'final battle'
5/04/2014
Anti-government protesters have been asked to prepare for the "final battle" to be triggered by the removal of Yingluck Shinawatra from office by either the National Anti-Corruption Commission or the Constitutional Court, whichever comes first.
"When the day comes, we will seize the ruling power immediately based on the constitutional provision that the sovereign power belongs to the Thai people," Suthep Thaugsuban, secretary of the People's Democratic Reform Committee, said after a meeting with his allies on Saturday.
He asked the PDRC's allies to prepare for the important day by registering healthy people to reduce the burden on medical staff.
Those who cannot join are asked to send supplies and clothes because the fight will last at least 15 days, he said.
The signal will come from Mr Suthep himself and will hinge on one of the two scenarios, whichever comes first.
The first scenario is when the National Anti-Corruption Commission charged Ms Yingluck with dereliction of duty for her involvement in the rice pledging scheme.
The other is the Constitutional Court's ruling to impeach her for transferring National Security Council chief Thawil Pliensri.
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