Court issues arrest warrants for 36 more anti-government protesters

Pol Maj Gen Pramote Pathumwong, deputy commissioner of Provincial Police Region 2, said arrest warrants were issued for 14 red shirted protesters who stormed into the hotel in Pattaya on April 11 where Asean was to hold its summit with six dialogue partners.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva decided to cancel the summit immediately after the attack.

In addition, arrest warrants were issued for 12 protesters who attacked PM's car on April 7 after he left a Cabinet meeting at the Pattaya hotel where the Asean summit with dialogue partners was to be held. 

 The court issued arrest warrants for the remaining 10 protesters on charges of attacking the prime minister's car inside the Interior Ministry compound and severely injuring Nipon Prompan, secretary general to the prime minister, on Sunday, Pramote said.

All were charged with illegal assembly of more than 10 persons, inciting unrest in the country, trespassing on government property and damaging government property.