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Viewing cable 07BANGKOK4091, THAI ANTI-JUNTA GROUP LEADERS ARRESTED AFTER

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07BANGKOK4091 2007-07-27 10:39 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Bangkok
VZCZCXRO4144
OO RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM
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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 271039Z JUL 07
FM AMEMBASSY BANGKOK
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8525
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
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RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 1387
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RUEHCHI/AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI 3892
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RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
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RHHMUNA/USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BANGKOK 004091 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
SUBJECT: THAI ANTI-JUNTA GROUP LEADERS ARRESTED AFTER 
VIOLENT DEMONSTRATION 
 
REF: BANGKOK 4003 (VIOLENT DEMONSTRATION) 
 
BANGKOK 00004091  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
1. (SBU) Summary:  The leaders of the demonstration against 
GEN Prem (reftel) were detained by police on July 26 and 
denied bail. Thai officials briefed the diplomatic community, 
emphasizing that they would respect the right of citizens to 
peaceful protest, but would not allow violence, or disruptive 
demonstrations in residential neighborhoods. The Thai public 
in general is unlikely to have much sympathy for the 
demonstrators, given the evidence of violence shown in the 
news reports, but the detention of the protest leaders, 
especially after the courts had said they would not issue an 
arrest warrant, will may provoke a sharp reaction from their 
supporters.  End summary. 
 
2. (U) The authorities have detained nine top figures of the 
Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship (the DAAD -- also 
known as the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship, 
or UDD) for their role in organizing the unruly July 22 
protest at the residence of Privy Council President Prem 
Tinsulanonda (reftel).  Pursuant to a court order sprung on 
the protest organizers when they voluntarily appeared at the 
Bangkok Criminal Court on July 26, the Police moved the DAAD 
figures to a police station, where they may be held for up to 
12 days.  (This detention period may be renewed.)  The 
charges include holding an illegal assembly that caused 
unrest; all charges are based on the criminal code, not on 
any legal provisions enacted after the coup.  The suspects 
were denied bail. 
 
3. (U) The arrests follow a July 24 visit by Prime Minister 
Surayud Chulanont to Prem, at his residence.  In public 
remarks there, Surayud said that the group has the "intention 
of undermining the highest institution on which the country 
and the public rely," i.e., the monarchy.  (Privy Council 
members are selected by the King, and GEN Prem is, in 
particular, widely viewed as being close to the King.  The 
demonstrators demand that Prem resign may be viewed as 
preempting the King's right to choose his advisors.) 
 
4. (U) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary 
Virasakdi Futrakul and Police region 1 commander Maj. Gen. 
Manit Wongsomboun led a July 26 briefing for the diplomatic 
corps to explain the government's perspective on the unruly 
demonstration.  The MFA permsec emphasized that the Thai 
government would act in accordance with international law and 
recognized the right of the people to demonstrate peacefully. 
 The police commander went through the events of the day step 
by step, underscoring that the demonstrators had taken 
actions such as throwing police barricades into the canal and 
commandeering city garbage trucks and driving them through 
barricades, which showed that the group was not committed to 
carrying out a peaceful protest. 
 
5. (U) He explained that the demonstrators had arrived at GEN 
Prem's house at about 3 pm, and blared speeches through 4 
large loudspeakers directed at Prem's house and other houses 
in the neighborhood.  Police tried to negotiate with the 
demonstrators until about 7 pm, but the group insisted that 
it would remain in place until Prem resigned from the Privy 
Council. The police used tear gas and pepper spray, but the 
crowd would not disperse.  He said that several police were 
sent to try to climb into the truck carrying the 
demonstration leaders and the sound equipment in order to 
turn off the loudspeakers. (Note: this was the only 
significant divergence from the news coverage, which had 
reported that the officers tried to climb into the truck to 
arrest the UDD leaders. End note.) The crowd then turned 
violent, throwing stones and other objects, damaging police 
cars and other property.  Gen. Manit said that the 
authorities had previously allowed demonstrations to continue 
without any interference when the demonstrators were on Sanam 
Luang or were protesting at public institutions, such as the 
Army HQ.  However, they would not allow a demonstration to 
continue in a private neighborhood like this one. He 
emphasized that only police were involved in the action, and 
that they were unarmed. 
 
 
BANGKOK 00004091  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
6. (SBU) Comment: As noted in reftel, we believe most Thais 
looked askance at the behavior of the protesters, and public 
sympathy for the detainees will be limited.  The detention 
does not appear unjustified, and the authorities likely 
intend to signal clearly that, while they have allowed large 
demonstrations to take place, they will not tolerate 
violence.  The way in which the group was taken into custody, 
however, may occasion concern; the court had initially 
declined to issue an arrest warrant if the group presented 
themselves voluntarily. Once the police presented their 
evidence against the group to the court, however, they 
requested a "detention warrant" which the court granted. This 
may provoke a sharp reaction from the UDD supporters.   End 
Comment. 
 
7. (U) The names of the arrested DAAD (UDD) leaders are: 
- Chatuporn Promphan 
- Jakrapob Penkair 
- Nattawut Saikua 
- Veeera Musikhapong 
- Viputhalaeng Pattanaphumthai 
- Weng Tojirakarn 
- Jaran Dithapichai 
- Manit Jitjanklab 
- Apiwant Viriyachai 
ENTWISTLE