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Protesters vow to oust Chavalit

Thai army chief deters PM from imposing emergency
BANGKOK, Oct 22: Protesters vowed Wednesday to keep demonstrating until Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchalyudh resigns, spurred by reports that lie nearly ordered a state of emergency to retain power but was blocked by the country's top army commander. reports AP.
Chavalit refused to answer questions from reporters as he entered a special session of Parliament that was to endorse decrees to handle an economic crisis.
The government, under increasing attack over mismanaging Thailand s economy, is facing the biggest outburst of middle-class discontent since street protests brought down the . last military government in 1992.
Newspapers said that Armv Commander Gen. < henna Thanaiaro warned Cb.ivMR tn a meeting of senior government leaders Tuesday not to impose a state of emergency to stop protests that have so far been peaceful land had come to a return to martial law.
"Chettha said that people had rights to demonstrate in a peacefill manner, demonstration leader Viral Charoen Riya-pag said. "We will not destroy government property, but well be here until the prime minister resigns."
The Nation newspaper re-Birted that Deputy Interior inister Chaierin Yubamrung had convinced the premier that the protests were part of a plot led by an opposition politician, a journalist and political ac- ?
tivist to ignite a city-wide sabotage campaign.
Chalerm has a reputation for making dramatic claims of plots that seldom stand up to scrutiny.
The press has run daily stories with doctors questioning Chavalit's mental health, saying his frequent filp-flops. as though he forgets policy, mean he should oe tested for Alzheimer's disease. His supporters have called the statemenu unethical.
"We realise the people are suffering from hardships." Chavalit said after Tuesday s meeting. "However, there are some groups of people who are trying to create confusion, di-
visions which go beyond the freedom of liberty provided by the law."
The turmoil caused the Thai baht to plunge to new lows against the US dollar, which rose to 39.10 baht from 38.70 on Tuesday.
Several thousand people, from laid-oll factory workers to middle-class businessmen, took part in protests Monday and Tuesday in Bangkok's central business district and outside Government House demanding Chavalit resign.
Alter posting some of the world's highest growth rates be-tween 1985 and 1995, Thailand is reeling.