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Pro-democracy movement stirs Thailand
BANGKOK, May 3 Tha iland's small but Influential pro-democracy movement has taken on new life 1n protests against Prime Minister Suc-hinda Kraprayoon, a former coup leader and army chief, reports AFP
Activists have called for major antl-Suclnda rallies this week, when the government is to present its policy statement to the Parliament.
Up to 50.000 people attended an April 20 protest rally in one of the country’s biggest demonstrations since a people's revolution ousted a military dictatorship in 1973. Some people have drawn parallels to 1973.
Students, academics, professionals and some media organisations form the heart of the pro-democracy campaign.
while the four opposition political parties are providing money and organisation.
Outside Parliament, activists are carrying on the hunger protest of former legislator Chalard Vorachat. who collapsed on April 30 after fasting for over three weeks. From his hospital bed. Chalard says he wants to continue his hunger strike, his doctor said.
Hunger strikes are highly unusual In Thailand.
Before his collapse. Chalard said most Thals are too scared to protest military interference In politics, and the country has no leaders to show them the way.
A prominent human rights lawyer, Thongbai Thongpao, expressed dismay that once again, an army commander has springboarded directly into
the prime minister’s seat "Suchinda is a capable man." Thongbai said tn an interview "What people do not like Is the way he came to power — destroying democracy first, and then taking power
Suchinda helped spearhead a 1991 military coup that top pled the elected government of Prime Minister Chatichal Choonhavan. He then served in the Junta that governed the country with an interim Cabinet until elections this past March. He was selected premier last month by a coalition of five pro-military parties that emerged from the election.
Suchinda has dismissed Chalard s fast as a minority act and downplayed the political Impact of the protest rallies. But the government clearly has
been rattled by the latest protests, and senior military officers have warned protesters to show restraint.
The four main television stations, all controlled by the military, have been informally advised to restrain coverage of protest rallies
The anti-Suchinda movement is steered mainly by a coterie of university teachers loosely aligned in the Campaign for Popular Dem ocracy.
Go thorn Arya, an engineer Ing professor who Is tts vice chairman, said the group has been sporadically active since it was founded about 14 years ago to fight for constitutional reform. The movement received new Impetus from Erotests over the 1991 coup, e said.