การสลายการชุมนุมปีพุทธศักราช 2553

1. การสลายการชุมนุมปีพุทธศักราช 2553 2010 Thai Military Crackdown

2. Causes of the Crackdown • The court took back Thaksin Shinawatra’s money • From him supporting his own company’s stock which makes himself more income from the dividend. • United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship; UDD or Red-Shirt Protestors against dictatorship • Started from late 2009 • Officially started the protest on March 12th, 2010

3. What’s Behind • Democratic Court judged to invalidate People Power Party on December 2nd, 2008 • GOVERNMENT FAILED • Also, Somchai Vongsawat cannot be a prime minister anymore

4. What’s Behind • General Anopong Phaojinda, head of Thailand’s land military force • Made and forced some politicians support Abhisit Vedjacheewa • Chartthaipattana Party (led by Sanan Kajornprasart) • Bhumjaithai Party • Nevin’s Friends Group • Abhisit won the vote and became prime minister of Thailand. • December 15th, 2009. • Police General Pracha Phromnok became an opponent of Abhisit. • Pheu Thai Party, the party with the most vote in the politician’s council

5. Events happened then. • 12 March Protests started in different parts of Bangkok • 16-17 March Protestors started to take out their blood and splash it in front of Democrat Party Headquarter and Prime Minister Abhisit’s house. • 20 March Protestors sent vans out on the roads in Bangkok • 28-29 March Protestors sent out vans around Bangkok • 3April Protestors moved to Rajprasong intersection • 7 April Prime Minister announced the State of Emergency within Bangkok and nearby provinces • 8- 9 April The Government brought armed forces out to stop the broadcasting of People’s station • 10 April Protestors at Saphan Phanfah were disintegrated resulting in 27 deaths and 1427 wounded • 16 April Police seized 26 opposition leaders at SC Park Hotel but operation failed • 28 April More people were disintegrated. There were 16 injured and 1 death • 29 April A number of protestors invaded Chulalongkorn hospital • 12 May The Government cut utilities and transportation of the protesters

6. Thursday May 13th • Thai Army Major-General Khattiya Sawasdipol, better known as Seh Daeng (Commander Red), a self-described key military adviser to the red-shirts who was suspended from duty in the Thai army, was shot by an unknown sniper around 7 p.m. local time while being interviewed by The New York Times. A backer and part of the protesters' more radical wing, he had accused red-shirt leaders of not being hardline enough.

7. Friday May 14th • Thai police army units moved in to surround and cut off the protesters' main camp, meeting heavy resistance from the Red Shirts resulting in the deaths of two people with dozens more injured. One of the Red Shirt leaders, Nattawut Saikuar, accused Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of starting a civil war. This came as there were reports of a policeman opening fire on soldiers near a police station in Bangkok, showing that there may be divisions within the security services themselves. Both the British and American embassies in Bangkok confirmed they were to close for security reasons

8. Saturday May 15th • By 2:20 am GMT on 15 May, the death toll reached 16, with more than 157 injured. Street battles continued, with no end in sight. Total casualties since 12 May amount to 24 killed, with 187 injured on the night of 14/15 May alone. One of the dead was a sergeant of the Royal Thai Air Force, who was killed by friendly fire.

9. Sunday May 16th • Thai police army units moved in to surround and cut off the protesters' main camp, meeting heavy resistance from the Red Shirts resulting in the deaths of two people with dozens more injured. One of the Red Shirt leaders, Nattawut Saikuar, accused Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of starting a civil war. This came as there were reports of a policeman opening fire on soldiers near a police station in Bangkok, showing that there may be divisions within the security services themselves. Both the British and American embassies in Bangkok confirmed they were to close for security reasons

10. Monday May 17th • On 17 May, Thai military helicopters dropped leaflets on the Red Shirt's main encampment, urging them to leave. The Red Shirts responded by firing homemade rockets at the helicopters. The encampment was completely surrounded, and the Thai government gave Red Shirts a deadline of 3:00 PM local time to withdraw. Clashes continued, with Thai troops firing directly towards or at any movement around the protest perimeter with live ammunition, and protesters also using potentially lethal tactics, according to a Canadian journalist. Red Shirts shot fireworks at the Army, and utilized a broom handle to rapidly fire firecrackers.[33] At least two Red Shirt protesters were shot by Thai Army snipers.[citation needed] According to Thai medical officials, the casualty toll stood at 35 dead, and 242 wounded.[34][35] By the end of the day, the casualty toll had risen to 37 dead and 266 wounded.

11. Tuesday May 18th • Sporadic clashes continued on 18 May, but these skirmishes were less intense than some previous confrontations had been. The death toll rose to 39 as the day progressed, and it is widely believed that a military crackdown is imminent as troops and APC's gathered around the protest site urging residents and protestors to leave, declaring that a military operation is soon to commence. The Army moved in soon afterward, backed by armoured personnel carriers (APC) and smashed through the protestors main barricades. Two Red Shirts were shot and wounded during the opening stages of this operation as other Red Shirts set alight the kerosene soaked barricades to deter advancing soldiers and obscure their view.

12. Wednesday May 19th • On 19 May, the army launched an all-out assault using APCs and breached the Red Shirt barricades, leaving at least five dead, including Italian freelance photojournalist Fabio Polenghi.[40] Two soldiers were seriously wounded in a grenade attack possibly from a M79. The protest leaders surrendered to police in an attempt to avoid further bloodshed. The majority of protesters booed at the protest leaders as they declared an end to the protests and did not follow them to surrender to the authorities. Fighting between Red Shirt protestors and the army continued in many parts of the city. Red Shirt protesters set fire to the Stock Exchange, banks, at least two shopping centres (including Central World at the Red Shirts main protest site), a TV station, and barricades built to keep out the army. The total death toll since 14 May is believed to stand at 52. There were reports of clashes in Thailand's northern provinces after the surrender was announced, resulting in a town hall being burned by Red Shirts in Udon Thani.