Thailand Anti-Govt Protest in Bangkok Sunday Jan 05,2014

Thousands of Anti-Govt Protesters marched through the Thai capital on Sunday Jan 05,2014,a prelude to a broader action next week when they say they will shut down Bangkok in their bid to scuttle a February election and topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The protesters, who accuse Yingluck of being the puppet of her self-exiled brother and former premier, Thaksin Shinawatra, want an appointed "people's council" to oversee a vague reform platform, which includes electoral reform, decentralising power, and a volunteer police force, over a 12-month period before any future

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, a fiery former deputy premier from the main opposition Democrat Party, said marches would be held on Tuesday and Thursday, leading up the Jan 13 "shutdown".

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, a fiery former deputy premier from the main opposition Democrat Party, said marches would be held on Tuesday and Thursday, leading up the Jan 13 "shutdown".

Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban (R) receives a donation from his supporters as he marches during a rally in central Bangkok Jan 5, 2014. Thousands of anti-government protesters marched through the Thai capital on Sunday, a prelude to a broader action next week when they say they will shut down Bangkok in their bid to scuttle a February election and topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra

 
 Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban (C) pays his respects at the monument of King Rama I during a rally in central Bangkok Jan 5, 2014