Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said he turned himself in with Department of Special Investigation on Tuesday to "prove his innocence" not because he yielded to red shirts' demands.
"I turned myself in to prove my innocence. I am here to acknowledge the complaints not because I yield to the demand of the shirts leaders."
Suthep was speaking after meeting DSI chief Tarit Pengdit at the DSI headquarter on Chang Wattana Road to acknowledge complaints filed by relatives of victims of April 10 violence.
The complaints were filed against Suthep and PM Abhisit Vejjajiva for allegedly ordering the crackdown on April 10 during which red shirts protesters clashed with troops.
The red shirts' leaders said on Monday that they would end the rally at Rajprasong Intersection the same day Suthep turned himself in to face the complaints.
Referring to latest reds leaders' demand that he turned himself in with Crime Suppression police, not the DSI, Suthep said that the DSI is assigned to take care of the cases, not the police.