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| Leader of Thai protests arrested | Leader of Thai protests arrested |
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| Thai police have arrested the leader of the protests which forced the cancellation of a major Asian summit. | Thai police have arrested the leader of the protests which forced the cancellation of a major Asian summit. |
| Arisman Pongruengrong was detained at his home in Bangkok, and charged with inciting protesters to kidnap the prime minister and cause unrest, police said. | Arisman Pongruengrong was detained at his home in Bangkok, and charged with inciting protesters to kidnap the prime minister and cause unrest, police said. |
| Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva has vowed to prosecute the protesters whose campaign he said had tipped into illegality. | Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva has vowed to prosecute the protesters whose campaign he said had tipped into illegality. |
| On Saturday demonstrators calling for his resignation stormed the summit venue in the seaside resort of Pattaya. | On Saturday demonstrators calling for his resignation stormed the summit venue in the seaside resort of Pattaya. |
| Mr Arisman, who spearheaded the protests by supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was arrested after returning to Bangkok on Sunday. | Mr Arisman, who spearheaded the protests by supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was arrested after returning to Bangkok on Sunday. |
| A police spokesman said he was co-operating with the authorities . | A police spokesman said he was co-operating with the authorities . |
| "There will be further arrests, but right now the police are gathering evidence," the spokesman added. | "There will be further arrests, but right now the police are gathering evidence," the spokesman added. |
| We will continue to protest in Bangkok until Abhisit resigns Jakrapob PenkairOpposition leader Fiasco deepens Thai stalemate | |
| Correspondents say the storming of the Pattaya conference centre was deeply embarrassing for Mr Abhisit. | Correspondents say the storming of the Pattaya conference centre was deeply embarrassing for Mr Abhisit. |
| There was little resistance from the security forces. | There was little resistance from the security forces. |
| The tactics of the pro-Thaksin activists mirror those of their royalist rivals last year: they too paralysed government activity by targeting key venues. | The tactics of the pro-Thaksin activists mirror those of their royalist rivals last year: they too paralysed government activity by targeting key venues. |
| Officials say months of turmoil have lost the country $6bn in tourist revenue, just as the economy is taking a hit from collapsing exports. | Officials say months of turmoil have lost the country $6bn in tourist revenue, just as the economy is taking a hit from collapsing exports. |
| 'We have won' | 'We have won' |
| "The next three to four days will be crucial for the government to prove itself in restoring peace and order in the country," Mr Abhisit said on TV on Sunday. | "The next three to four days will be crucial for the government to prove itself in restoring peace and order in the country," Mr Abhisit said on TV on Sunday. |
| Abhisit Vejjajiva has suffered a major embarrassment | |
| "The government will take action against those who were involved in the incident yesterday without bias." | "The government will take action against those who were involved in the incident yesterday without bias." |
| Another protest leader, Jakrapob Penkair, said in Bangkok that the movement against Mr Abhisit had won a victory. | Another protest leader, Jakrapob Penkair, said in Bangkok that the movement against Mr Abhisit had won a victory. |
| "We have won, we have stopped them from holding a summit," he said. | "We have won, we have stopped them from holding a summit," he said. |
| "But we have not achieved our goal yet. We will continue to protest in Bangkok until Abhisit resigns." | "But we have not achieved our goal yet. We will continue to protest in Bangkok until Abhisit resigns." |
| Pre-summit street protests in the capital this week drew up to 100,000 people. | Pre-summit street protests in the capital this week drew up to 100,000 people. |
| Mr Thaksin himself, who remains in self-imposed exile to avoid a two-year jail term for corruption, has welcomed the protest in Pattaya. | Mr Thaksin himself, who remains in self-imposed exile to avoid a two-year jail term for corruption, has welcomed the protest in Pattaya. |
| "I thank the Red Shirts in Pattaya who showed strength," he told a rally of supporters in Bangkok by telephone late on Saturday. | "I thank the Red Shirts in Pattaya who showed strength," he told a rally of supporters in Bangkok by telephone late on Saturday. |
| "In the next few days we will see real change." | "In the next few days we will see real change." |