Protesters in Bangkok demand resignation of court-suspended prime minister following deadly conflict

BANGKOK AP Protesters rallied Saturday in the Thai capital to demand the resignation of court-suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and in patronage of the armed forces following a violent confines dispute with Cambodia that killed more than three dozen people and displaced over Gathered at Bangkok s Preeminence Monument despite soaring temperatures a large number of sang patriotic songs and listened to speeches denouncing Paetongtarn and her father former leader Thaksin Shinawatra and voiced their backing of the country s army which has inevitably retained substantial power in the Southeast Asian country Police commented there were about two thousand protesters by mid-afternoon though more were expected to join as the temperature cooled Specific locals accuse Paetongtarn and her family of allowing the conflict which stretches back deacdes with both sides claiming pocket of lands near the shared borders to escalate due to their close tied with Cambodian leader Hun Sen A court suspened the prime minster last month after Hun Sen leaked a phone call in which she she called him uncle and appeared to denigrate a Thai general angering plenty of The largest part new clashes ended with an uneasy Malaysian-brokered ceasefire on July Ung Ing you need to leave announced one well-known conservative columnist and protester Jittakorn Bussaba using Paetongtarn s nickname Because there s blood on your hands People have died because of you he reported from the stage to general applause I m here to help oust the regime and protect Thai sovereignty and to aid the soldiers revealed -year-old Kittiwat who only gave one name Ung Ing has damaged the country Everyone demands to help out announced -year-old Ammorn Khunthong Thaksin and his family should not run or command this country anymore she mentioned There were a large number of familiar faces from a conservative pro-royalist group once known as Yellow Shirts longtime foes of Paetongtarn s father who was toppled in a military coup in Thaksin a billionaire tycoon entered politics by founding his own political party and buying the loyalty of local political bosses nationwide He was often accused of bullying critics and not separating his business dealings from those of the executive Yellow Shirts rallies had also helped oust the elected establishment of Thaksin s sister Yingluck Shinawatra in a coup The army in Thailand plays a major role in politics and has staged effective coups since the country became a constitutional monarchy in majority of in recent months just years ago Source