Alene det faktum at Thaugsuban stadig er på fri fod beviser den korruption systemet er gennemsyret af, der er en gammel arrestordre på ham for indblanding i drab på demonstranter i 2010, men endnu er han ikke en gang blevet afhørt i sagen, politiet har ikke kunnet anholde ham da han står under hærens beskyttelse.

The Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (Capo) is vowing to use police commandos to arrest 14 core members of the anti-government People’s Democratic Reform Committee’s (PDRC) including protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban.

The operation is likely to lead to clashes and injuries, so members of the public who are not involved in the PDRC’s movements should avoid protest areas, he added.