Thai police discuss means to deal with red-shirts' march throughout Bangkok

BANGKOK, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's police Friday discussed means to deal with the anti-government protestors who plan to march throughout capital Bangkok Saturday.

Metropolitan Police Commander Lt-General Santhan Chayanon called on a meeting with chiefs of Metropolitan Police Division 1 to 9 and other police task forces to plan security operations to ensure security, the National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT) under the government's Public Relations Department reported.

Thailand's Channel 9 Television also reported the anti- government red shirts will start their march from 10.00 a.m., local time, as the group's core leaders will announce later in the day the places to which they will march.

Core leader Weng Tochirakarn told the red-shirted supporters at the Phan Fah Bridge in Bangkok that the red-shirted group will organize an 80-kilometer-length procession consisting of 20,000 vehicles to march throughout Bangkok.

The anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) or the red-shirted group announced on March 17, Wednesday, they will march throughout Bangkok.

Ten of thousands of the UDD protestors have converged on Bangkok since March 12 to press the Prime Minister to dissolve the lower House of parliament and call new election.

The Internal Security Act (ISA) has been enforced by the Thai government in eight provinces during March 11-23 to ensure security during the rally.

The ISA imposition has taken effect in the whole area of capital Bangkok and Nonthaburi, which is next to Bangkok.

Also, the ISA law has been enforced in some 21 districts of six other provinces nearby Bangkok, including Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Chachoengsao, Nakhon Pathom, and Ayutthaya.