By Jaime Ortega.
After two days of fierce battles between police and protesters , protestors have gained entry tonight without resistance, at the headquarters of the Bangkok Metropolitan Police and the Government House in the Thai capital.
The officers deployed have voluntarily set aside installed barriers that have shown no opposition , thus obeying the mandate made public Monday by the head of the metropolitan authority , General Kamronvit Thoopkrachang , who said that in the present journey agents would not use tear gas and allow the protesters to enter the headquarters of the authorities to remain as long as they want .
“The offices belong to the people and were built with your tax dollars ,” said the police chief on the information collected by the ‘ Bangkok Post’ .
The leader of the opposition movement , former deputy prime minister in the Government of the Democratic Party (2008-2011) Suthep Thaugsuban called his followers to focus their forces in the police station during his speech last night.
At least eight police trucks have reported burning at the entrance to Government House , according to Ef, after heavy fighting between the two sides during the night, in which dozens of anti petrol bombs and rockets were launched against the authorities.
Two days of clashes
During the days of Sunday and Monday the police tried to disperse the rioters with tear gas , water cannons and firing rubber bullets while Suthep followers responded with stones , bottles and homemade explosives trying to remove the concrete barriers surrounding the buildings.
During the ‘Blue Sky’s broadcast’ , which endorses the demonstrations against the government , anti-government groups could see the retreat of riot police as protesters attempted to remove barriers and barbed wires to access the government compound.
After gaining access , several protesters and members of the riot were greeted with hugs, hand shakes and snapshots between group protesters and authorities.
The Erawan Emergency Center said in its latest report that 119 people were injured during clashes on Monday , three of them from gunshot wounds , most with problems arising from the inhalation of toxic gases.
Resignation
Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra , has made clear that she will resign from office but only after anti-government protesters offer dialogue to overcome the political crisis.
Yingluck described as ” unacceptable ” and contrary to the Constitution to demand unwanted leaders to cede power to popular advice. Suthep said after meeting Monday night at a meeting led by the heads of the Army.
The anti government accuse the elected government of corruption and refer to the problem as “handled in the shadows” by the prime minister and elder brother of the current Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
At least three people were killed during clashes between supporters and opponents of the Executive last Saturday around Ramkhamhaeng’s University and Rajamangala state in the northwest of the capital.
Thailand carries a serious political crisis since the bloodless military coup in 2006 overthrew the government of Thaksin .
Thaksin and his sister have wide support among the lower classes and rural areas of the Northeast , while most of his opponents come from the urban middle and upper classes, near army and the monarchy sectors.
