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Tens of Thousands Rally Against Thai PM
Date: 4/8/2009 7:37:09 AM Sender: VOA News
Tens of Thousands Rally Against Thai PM  
By VOA News
08 April 2009
  

Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Bangkok Wednesday, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Dressed in red, the protesters massed outside the prime minister＇s offices and at the house of a top advisor of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

They accuse of the advisor, Prem Tinsulanononda, of masterminding a 2006 coup that ousted fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Police say at least 40,000 people have turned up to join the rallies, which protesters say could last until Friday.

The march is the biggest challenge so far to Prime Minister Abhisit＇s four-month-old government.

Mr. Abhisit has rejected calls for his resignation, and says Thai authorities will avoid sparking clashes with anti-government protesters.

On Tuesday, an anti-government protest in the coastal resort of Pattaya turned violent when demonstrators attacked a car carrying the prime minister.  Mr. Abhisit was not harmed.

Protesters want the prime minister to step down and call snap elections.

Mr. Abhisit says he must stay in office.  He has vowed to prevent opposition protests Wednesday from escalating into what he called "civil war."

Mr. Abhisit took office in December after a court decision removed Mr. Thaksin＇s allies from government.

Mr. Thaksin has been delivering almost daily speeches to supporters in Bangkok through a video link from an undisclosed location abroad.  He fled the country last year before a Thai court sentenced him to two years in prison for corruption.  He denies any wrongdoing and is believed to be living mainly in the Middle Eastern emirate of Dubai.  

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