Security concerns ahead of Thaksin court ruling

The Supreme Court of Thailand will decide on Friday whether assets belonging to ousted Prime Minster, Thaksin Shinawatra, should be forfeited. Thailand's government has beefed up security across the country, fearing the pro-Thaksin "red shirts" will cause trouble.

Supporters of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra sleep as workers clean near the Supreme Court in Bangkok, early February 26, 2010. A group of anti-government protesters gathered near the Supreme Court ahead of its decision whether the assets of Thaksin were  illegally amassed and should be confiscated.REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship didn't organize any protests for the day of the verdict, but it did encourage would-be protestors to go to the Supreme Court in support of Thaksin.

The government began setting up checkpoints around five government offices, a week ago. They include the Foreign Affairs Ministry and Government House. The government has dismissed claims by leaders of the U.D.D. movement that it planned to use weapons against the protesters.