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BANGKOK : More than 2,000 supporters of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra rallied on Saturday at a golf course they claim was illegally built and linked to the king's top aide, police said.
The gathering of the so-called "Red Shirts" is the second this year against alleged judicial double standards, apparently aimed at building support for big new anti-government rallies promised by the movement in coming weeks.
Police Colonel Suthee Thipsuk said more than 2,000 protesters rallied peacefully at the golf course in the southeastern province of Chanthaburi, with 450 security forces present. The Red Shirts accused ex-premier General Prem Tinsulanonda, head of the king's privy council, of obstructing legal action over the facility that allegedly encroaches on forest reserve land.
"I intend to show that there are double standards in enforcing the law in this country, where royal advisers have intimidated government officials to stop them performing their duty," said Veera Musikapong, a Red Shirt leader.
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