Thailand´s anti-government movement leaders in court

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-16-2009 20:16

Three leaders of Thailand's anti-government Red Shirts movement have appeared in court in Bangkok. They were arrested after mass protests earlier this week. There was heavy security around the court and a state of emergency remains in place.

Three leaders of Thailand's anti-government Red Shirts movement have appeared in court in Bangkok.

Bangkok's Criminal Court ordered the three protest leaders remain in custody for another seven days. Thirteen arrest warrants were issued on Tuesday, including one for exiled Prime Minister Thaksin.

In a related development, Nicaragua says it granted Thaksin a passport in January and named him a "Nicaraguan ambassador on a special mission". The Thai has now revoked Thaksin's passport, accusing him of stoking unrest. This complicates efforts to extradite him. A Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman says he cannot confirm that Thaksin has a Nicaraguan passport. He says authorities are trying to "make clear which other passports he is holding."

Editor:Yang Jie