Thread: Coup 2014 !!!! : Military 'takes control' in Thailand

Originally Posted by Mid

Above: On all the channels now—it reads “National Peace Keeping Council (NPKC)”

2Bangkok.com | Almost Like Being There

I wonder if the Internet will be shut down or screwed with this time. It may even be more powerful than the TV in some ways. I just wonder when my net is going to cut out.

Prayuth announces military coup
Bangkok Pundit
May 22, 2014

UPDATE: 15:50: From Pravit at The Nation:

BP: Indeed. Below is a tweet from Sunai of HRW with screenshot from Thai TV:
Prayuth and Co with the first announcement:



BP: The other day we got stage 1, but it is surprising that stage 2 was done by the military. Do the Establishment really think this will work?

UPDATE: 15:40: The Nation has more:

Prayuth and the police chief and other armed forces’ chef went on TV to announce the coup after the seven-partite meeting at the Army Club failed.

After the talk failed at 4:10 pm, Prayuth ordered the break of the meeting and representatives of five side were taken away in over ten vans to the First Infantry Regiment, located next to the Army Club, the reports said.

The meeting mediated by Prayuth was attended by representatives of the red-shirt movement, the government, the Pheu Thai, the Democrat, the People’s Democratic Reform Committee, the Senate and the Election Commission.

Only representatives of the Senate and the EC were not taken away in the military truck.

BP: Will try to get an exact list of names to see who is left…

UPDATE: 15:35: Understand other leaders were detained, but will provide details soon

Original post below

The Nation:

Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha announced coup on TV at 5 pm.

BP: Red shirt leaders have also been detained. More soon, but please note that have limited Internet access now. We will have to wait for foreign reaction. Will they take an Egypt approach or we will they recognize what has happened with the military seizing power?

http://asiancorrespondent.com/author/bangkokpundit/

Originally Posted by Mid

The gunfire was heard amid reports that troops would be deployed to forcefully disperse the demonstrators.

PAD, 6 months of violence, nothing.

UDD, a couple of days of peaceful protest, and Prayuth goes in guns blazing...

Originally Posted by Mid

Gunfire heard at Utthayan Road where red shirts rallying
May 22, 2014

Gunfire was heard at the Utthayan Road where the red-shirt people were rallying.

The gunfire was heard amid reports that troops would be deployed to forcefully disperse the demonstrators.

nationmultimedia.com

It's been on the way all day. There were a lot of people down at that site yesterday. Some of the free speech there took it over the top. You can see what they said on some twitter pages. The video can't be posted. Just check Johnathan Head of the BBC's twitter he responds to a posting by someone else. Follow the link and you'll see the stuff. Anyways, the violence was on its way all day.

Originally Posted by Mid

Gunfire heard at Utthayan Road where red shirts rallying
May 22, 2014

Gunfire was heard at the Utthayan Road where the red-shirt people were rallying.

The gunfire was heard amid reports that troops would be deployed to forcefully disperse the demonstrators.

nationmultimedia.com

Thai soldiers fire into the air at protest site
05.22.14

Thai soldiers fired into the air at a pro-government red shirt protest site on Thursday after the Thai army chief announced a military coup to restore order in the country. (Reuters)

ynetnews.com

UDD / Team Thida ‏@UDD_English 44 mins Our co-leaders - include Jatuporn, Nuttawut, Thida, Veerakarn, and Korkeaw have been detained - remaining co-leaders are at Aksa

UDD / Team Thida ‏@UDD_English 24 mins
Soldiers are moving in at Aksa

https://twitter.com/UDD_English

Something in English live

Al Jazeera English – Live News Streaming

It's on and off. Not a special link just for Thailand.

Thai army 'to escort protesters from rally sites'
Thu 22 May 2014


Thailand's army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha seen announcing a coup on Thai television. Credit: Thai TV Thailand's army is to send troops and vehicles to escort protesters away from rally sites, a senior army official told Reuters shortly after the military staged a coup today.

"We will send troops and vehicles to help protesters leave all rally sites," General Teerachai Nakwanit, First Regional Army Commander, told Reuters.

Protesters from pro and anti-government groups have been rallying at sites in and around Bangkok as part a protracted political crisis.

itv.com

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

I can't wait for yet another constitution full of ridiculous flaws, another election, another Pheu Thai government (I wonder what they will call themselves this time?) and we all get to live another decade.

Not gonna happen, gonna be bigger and worse this time around, they want complete victory...

Originally Posted by Mid

Red shirt leaders have also been detained.

For what? I thought these demonstrations (and the red ones have been peaceful) were legal and the people should be protected, according to Prayuth when talking about the PADites...

Thailand coup: Pro-Thaksin 'Red Shirt' leader says will not end protest
May 22, 2014


Pro-government "red shirt" protest leader Jatuporn Prompan during a conference at his encampment in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok on May 22, 2014.
PHOTO: REUTERS

BANGKOK (REUTERS) - The leader of Thailand's pro-government "Red Shirts" said the political group would continue its rally on the outskirts of Bangkok despite the military seizing control of the government in a coup on Thursday and telling all protest groups to disperse.

"Will you fight or will you not fight? We will not go anywhere. Don't panic because we expected this," leader Jatuporn Prompan told supporters. "Whatever happens will happen."

The group, supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, had threatened to resist if the army seized power.

The army has said it will send troops to pro- and anti-government protest sites in and around Bangkok to escort protesters away.

straitstimes.com

Richard Barrow @RichardBarrow · 38s

6:05pm Still peaceful at PDRC rally site on Ratchadamnoen but now surrounded by soldiers - TR @news1005fm: pic.twitter.com/2WUzmvtu4t #ThaiCoup

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

PAD, 6 months of violence, nothing. UDD, a couple of days of peaceful protest, and Prayuth goes in guns blazing...

Originally Posted by Mid

Thai soldiers fired into the air

Your usual drama queen rubbish.

Everyone's happy the Military have taken over this joke situation as the police have been as useless as bicycle pedals on a wheelchair.

Great quote from the army

"We're going to lock Suthep and Jatuporn up together until they love and understand each other"

Onwards and upwards.

https://twitter.com/UDD_English

I don't get it: is Jatuporn in detention or not?

Michael Töpffer ‏@michaelbangkok 9 mins Now we know: Army-led negotiation was a trap. The aim was to detain protest leaders. Only one smart enuf 2 stay away: caretaker PM.

https://twitter.com/UDD_English

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UPDATE: 16 : 10 A journalist from The Nation Group reports on what happened from the meeting from all side:

BP: Translation “Key phrase from Army C-in-C today after Chaikasem [caretaker Justice Minister] wouldn’t resign; Army C-in-C slammed his hand on the table and said “I have made the decision to seize power; [i] invite the EC and Senators to leave the room”….


UPDATE: 15:50: From Pravit at The Nation:


http://asiancorrespondent.com/123040...military-coup/

Originally Posted by Merrimack

Guess they don't have families or give a shit about other people's rights and freedom.

Please explain what rights and freedoms have been removed? Freedom to work, freedom to have a roof over one's head, freedom to .....

Have groups of more than 5 been banned if so you can't come over for dinner!

UDD / Team Thida ‏@UDD_English 2 mins Aksa - under the control of the soldiers - pic.twitter.com/hlmDhSFtsO

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

freedom to ....

VOTE

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I wonder what the soldiers who support the reds think about this. A few days ago, I read that one general didn't support Prayuth. That was from a CNN story.

If any TD posters are downtown or near these rally sites, keep us updated. .

Originally Posted by Mid

Michael Töpffer ‏@michaelbangkok

Khaosod English ‏@KhaosodEnglish · 6m
#BREAKING: Military declares 10PM curfew

Wonder if it applies to pattaya bars.