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Viewing cable 09CHIANGMAI106, REDSHIRTS PROTEST AT CONSULATE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09CHIANGMAI106 2009-07-20 10:33 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Consulate Chiang Mai
VZCZCXRO1467
PP RUEHCN RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHCHI #0106/01 2011033
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P R 201033Z JUL 09
FM AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1115
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
RUEHCHI/AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI 1197
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 CHIANG MAI 000106 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR EAP/MLS, EAP/EX AND DS/IP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ASEC PGOV PREL TH
SUBJECT: REDSHIRTS PROTEST AT CONSULATE 
 
REF: A. CHIANG MAI 96 (REDSHIRTS TARGET PUBLIC HEALTH MINISTER) 
     B. CHIANG MAI 59 (COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS) 
     C. CHIANG MAI 32 (REDSHIRTS SPOIL TWO RALLIES) 
     D. CHIANG MAI 24 (REDSHIRTS, BY-ELECTIONS AND MIGRANTS) 
     E. CHIANG MAI 18 (TOUGHER TIMES AHEAD) 
     F. CHIANG MAI 3 (REDSHIRTS FLEX) 
     G. 08 CHIANG MAI 178 (PRO AND ANTI-THAKSIN GROUPS) 
     H. 08 CHIANG MAI 168 (POLITICAL TEMPERATURE) 
 
CHIANG MAI 00000106  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
Sensitive but unclassified; please handle accordingly. 
 
------------------------------- 
Summary and Comment 
------------------------------- 
 
        1.  (SBU) On July 20, representatives of a local 
anti-government redshirt group displayed placards peacefully 
expressing their disapproval of Thailand's current governing 
coalition and its chairmanship of the on-going ASEAN/ASEAN 
Regional Forum meetings in front of the Consulate.  They also 
hand-delivered a letter critical of the Secretary's decision to 
participate in the meetings.  Many of the placards referred to 
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as a "dictator" and "fascist," 
and to Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya as a "terrorist."  The 
demonstration took place without incident, and the group 
disbanded peacefully after roughly 50 minutes.  Contrary to 
information provided last week by local Thai authorities, the 
redshirts did not demonstrate at the Japanese Consulate in 
Chiang Mai.  We do not yet know if they protested at the Chinese 
and Indian Consulates. 
 
        2.  (SBU) Comment: The last protest at Consulate General 
Chiang Mai took place more than six years ago, focusing on the 
invasion of Iraq.  That incident did not receive much press 
coverage, nor did it serve as a catalyst for further 
demonstrations.  If today's protest garners significant media 
attention, we cannot rule out similar future incidents.  End 
Summary and Comment. 
 
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What Happened 
-------------------- 
 
3.  (SBU) At approximately 1120 HRS local time on July 20, a 
group of redshirt protestors opposed to Thailand's current 
governing coalition began gathering in front of the Consulate. 
Their intension, as conveyed to us by local Thai authorities, 
who warned us on July 16 that the redshirts might demonstrate at 
the Consulate, was to deliver a letter critical of Thailand's 
chairmanship of the on-going Association of Southeast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN) and ARF (ASEAN Regional Forum) meetings on the 
resort island of Phuket.  At approximately 11:30 HRS, the group, 
which numbered roughly 30 (including some 10 photographers) 
notified us that it wanted to deliver a letter to Pol/Econ 
Chief, who its members requested by name.  (Note: The requester 
was the former chairman of the Rak Chiang Mai 51 group - the 
redshirt group that has demonstrated a propensity for violence 
(Reftels), with whom Pol/Econ Chief met once previously.  The 
group with which he is currently affiliated, and which led the 
July 20 demonstration, appears to have the closest links to the 
United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship of all the 
redshirt groups in Chiang Mai.) 
 
4.  (SBU) RSO staff informed the redshirts that the Consulate 
had to follow certain procedures in such cases, and that the 
group would not be able to meet with Pol/Econ Chief.  After 
demonstrating peacefully for an additional 30 minutes, the group 
expressed its readiness to deliver the letter, at which point 
Acting CG instructed Post's summer intern to take possession of 
the document inside the outer perimeter of the Consulate where 
photographs could not be taken.  Three representatives of the 
group were escorted through the outer Consulate door, where they 
were permitted to read and deliver the letter to the intern. 
The envelope contained a letter in Thai with a poor English 
translation.  An unofficial Consulate translation of the Thai 
letter follows at para 6. 
 
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Atmospherics 
------------------ 
 
5.  (U) The protestors carried several signs in both English and 
Thai.  One participant sported a pot on his head, which is a 
customary Thai way of expressing such profound embarrassment at 
something as to be unwilling to show one's face in public.  One 
sign in English read "Abhisit Back Up Terrorists and Kasit! 
Stop and Get Out!  Go to Hell"; others read "Abhisit is a 
Fascist and a dictator" and "Kasit You Are Terrorists" 
(references to Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, who has been 
charged with Terrorism for his Role in the 2008 closure of 
Bangkok's two airports by the People's Alliance for Democracy). 
 
CHIANG MAI 00000106  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
According to unofficial Consulate translations, two signs in 
Thai read "The Red Grassroots Confederation does not recognize a 
tyrant, bandit government" and "We Don't want a government that 
practices lip service." 
 
6.  (U) Begin unofficial Consulate translation of letter: 
 
Red Grassroots Confederation, Chiang Mai 
July 20, 2009 
 
Re:  Objecting to the Thai Government at the ASEAN Summit in 
Phuket 
Attention:  U.S.  Ambassador to Thailand (through U.S. Consulate 
General Chiang Mai) 
 
The Red Grassroots Confederation as a part of the Thai 
population would like to oppose the foreign ministerial ASEAN 
Summit in Phuket that the Thai Government is hosting and in 
which the U.S. Secretary of State will participate on the 
following grounds. 
 
                1. As the Prime Minister of the Thai Government, Mr. 
Abhisit Vejjajiva is unacceptable as the national leader on the 
grounds that he assumed the position illegitimately and 
undemocratically. 
                2. As a member of the Thai Cabinet, Foreign Minister 
Kasit Piromya is one of the international terrorists who took 
part in the siege of Suvarnabhumi International Airport. 
                3. In recognition of the role of the United States 
of America in counterterrorism and its achievement in the 
democratic system, we suggest that the U.S. review its 
participation in the said summit. 
 
The Confederation hereby wishes to state its opposition and ask 
that the U.S. Government reconsider its position toward 
participating in the meeting 
 
Sincerely, 
Red Grassroots Confederation 
ANDERSON