By MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press Writer Tue Aug 26, 5:05 PM ET
BANGKOK, Thailand - **Thousands of anti-government demonstrators pushed into the Thai prime minister’s office compound on Tuesday and tens of thousands rallied outside in the latest protest aimed at deposing a prime minister they accuse of close ties to his disgraced predecessor. **
The People's Alliance for Democracy, which is aligned with conservative factions of the monarchy and the military, said the protests and the seizure of a state-run television station by a masked faction of the crowd were a "final showdown" in its efforts to oust the government.
Hours later, about 500 riot police forced their way into the compound and clashed briefly with the protesters, witnesses said.
The fighting around 3 a.m. Wednesday ceased a few minutes as the police established themselves inside the compound. They made no immediate effort to force the protesters out, and appeared to be holding talks with their leaders, though details were unavailable.
The group has been protesting sporadically across the capital, Bangkok, since May to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. They contend he is a proxy for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 coup and is living in self-imposed exile in England.
Thousands storm Thai premier’s compound in protest - Yahoo! News
Don’t know much about Thai politics but this is worth noting. The protestors accuse the current PM of being a proxy to the previous who sought self-imposed exile in England after corruption charges were filed against him.
Anyone know more about this?..