Another military show of force
Bangkok Post
Published: 26/04/2011
A total of 745 soldiers from three regiments of the 2nd Cavalry Division staged a demonstration in Bangkok to show their combat readiness and support for army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday.
The demonstration, led by Maj-Gen Surasak Boonsiri, commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division, was another show of force to protect the monarchy.
A total of 745 soldiers from three regiments of the 2nd Cavalry Division staged a demonstration in Bangkok to show their combat readiness and support for army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday.
The demonstration, led by Maj-Gen Surasak Boonsiri, commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division, was another show of force to protect the monarchy.
A total of 745 soldiers stage a show of force in Bangkok to show their combat readiness to protect the monarchy and support for army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha on April 26, 2011. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu)
"We are ready to comply with the army chief's orders around the clock, be it to protect the monarchy and sovereignty or to conduct security operations," he said.
Maj-Gen Surasak said cavalrymen will conduct an exercise in Lop Buri province from April 28 to March 9.
Last week, soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division in Bangkok and 2nd Infantry Division in Prachin Buri staged a similar show of force in support of Gen Prayuth after he assigned officers from the Judge Advocate-General's Department to file a lese majeste complaint against three United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship leaders, including Jatuporn Prompan.
A group of army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha's supporters hold a sign saying 'We love the army chief'. (Photo by Wassana Nanuam)
Also on Tuesday, 750 people calling themselves "Thai national development participants" from 14 northeastern provinces went to the army headquarters to present flowers to Gen Prayuth.
These former communist insurgents, wearing pink shirts, were brought to Bangkok by the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) in 14 buses. They first went to Siriraj Hospital to sign the well-wishers' book for His Majesty the King.
They were received by Lt-Gen Surasak Kanchanarat, assistant army chief-of-staff for civilian affairs.
A source said that Isoc, which has formed mass organisations with over 700,000 members throughout the country, plans to organise "masses in pink" to protect the monarchy.
Boonloey Champachan, a leader of Thai national development participants from Sakon Nakhon, said he wanted to show his support for Gen Prayuth.
Mr Boonloey said he wants Gen Prayuth to help each former insurgent's family get 15 rai land so they can make a living, or a payment of 225,000 baht, as promised by past governments.
About 5,000 former insurgents have not yet received either the promised land or money, he said.
Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/233841/another-military-show-of-force
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