UDD plans to mark Black May anniversary
Anti-government protesters from the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will hold four days of speeches and a parade in Bangkok, starting on Friday, to mark the 17th anniversary of 'Black May' in 1992.
Major events to be held during the period include a plan to destroy and burn Bangkok Bank deposit books belonging to UDD members on Saturday in protest against the bank, which the UDD says supports the present coalition government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
On Sunday morning, Buddhist religious rites will be held at Democracy Monument to be followed by a candle-lit procession in memory of the people killed the events of May 17-20, 1992.
Hundreds of people were killed and many remain missing after the military under the government of then prime minister Gen Suchinda Kraprayoon opened fire on demonstrators calling for his resignation who had seized power in a bloodless coup. The bloody massacre ended after His Majesty the King intervened and Gen Suchinda resigned from his short-lived premiership.
UDD leaders are organizing a dinner event on May 23 to raise funds for their movement as well as launching a Thai-language weekly newspaper called Red News. - Thai News Agency – (TNA).
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