Political turmoil in Thailand entered a period of crisis. Protesters on Sunday gathered around a police command center , so the Prime Minister ( PM ) Yingluck Shinawatra was forced to leave the place . For Yingluck , a chance to escape from this crisis dwindling .
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand , Pracha Promnok , in a televised address Sunday night urged Bangkok residents to not be on the streets between 10 pm until 5 am .
A day earlier , a clash between two groups of demonstrators , killing at least three people . Meanwhile security forces fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators who tried to rush into the central government compound , Bangkok .
Suthep Thaugsuban , a veteran politician who moves demos , previously had declared Sunday as " V - Day " aka the day of victory , in its efforts to purge Thailand of the influence of Thaksin Shinawatra , the former Prime Minister who is also sister Yingluck . Thousands of people move to follow the invitation Suthep . Demonstrators besieged government buildings as well as a number of television stations .
In a speech in front of supporters , Suthep , 64, claims to have come face to face with Yingluck , 46 years , to convey their demands . Suthep and protesters demanding the government resign so that an appointed board that will be able to take over the country . Government officials also said a meeting between them had taken place, but declined to disclose details.
To date, the Yingluck government seems to still persist. Demonstrators are still not able to secure several key locations , particularly the central government complex in Bangkok . A number of the most serious clashes occurred in that place ..
However, protesters clustered in the courtyard and the parking lot of the complex while still sounding the whistle , a symbol that Yingluck administration time is up . Yingluck then forced to retreat out of the compound and moved to undisclosed location .
The PM 's move from the location of the seat of government showed the crisis is likely to continue to roll .
According to residents , the crisis is strongly associated with Thaksin lunge . Most people regard it as a highly billionaire close to the poor , thanks to policies such as free health care and access to easy credit .
Since rolled off the chair pm on the 2006 coup , he was still very popular , as seen from the grass roots movement " Red Shirt " . Yingluck won a landslide victory in elections in 2011 and brought the Thaksin policy .
But for others , the influence of which is still very large Thaksin is a violation of the political hierarchy in Thailand . The demonstrators accused the central control of the streets of Bangkok by Thaksin - supporters utilizing mass - sister and attempted to curb the political system for their own benefit .
" We have to stop the Thaksin regime now , before it 's too late , " said Pairote Jaiboon , 47 years old , one of the protesters who besieged a police station in northern Bangkok on Sunday . ( WSJ )
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