Privy Council denies discussing pardon petition

The statement was reacting to news reports that privy councillors had criticised the signature campaign on behalf of ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra as inappropriate.

The red-shirt movement alleged that certain privy councillors were against the petition filing because the "elitist polity" wanted to cling on to political power.

The red-shirt movement leaders Wednesday vowed to go ahead with filing the petition despite opposition from several sides, including senators and the Democrat Party.

The red-shirt leaders held a press conference at the Imperial Lard Prao department store to announce that they would go head to submit the petition with over 1 million signatures to the Office of His Majesty's Principal Private Secretary despite opposition from privy councilors.

Natthawut Saikua, one of the red-shirt leaders, said a the red-shirt movement had gathered more than one million signatures now so the petition would be submitted despite opposition from a group of elites.