The government yesterday decided to impose the Internal Security Act ( ISA ) at the Dusit , Pomprap Sattru Phai and Phra Nakhon districts in Bangkok 18 October as 200-300 protesters continued to rally outside the Cabinet Office .People's Army overthrow Thaksin Regime shifted demonstration Cabinet Office on Monday after a rally at Lumpini Park more than two months .
Guard around the Government House was increased to more than 1,000 police officers to keep the peace .
Deputy Prime Minister dust Promnok said he informed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra , who was involved in ASEAN summit in Brunei , to induce decree .
The government has taken measures after negotiations failed to persuade the protesters to evacuate their website rally against the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang tomorrow is .
Interior Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan said the government should promote the ISA , as Thailand was host foreign dignitary , but a group of people who tried to shame the report .
The protest was expected that it could escalate into a mass rally because participants were determined to overthrow the administration and undermine the work of the Parliament , he said .
" They chose this timing because we receive state guest. Intending to embarrass the government , " he said .
" Parliament has also discussed a bill to amend Article 190 of the Constitution , and several other important bills . We will not allow them to stop work . "
Paradorn Pattanathabutr , General Secretary of the National Security Council , admitted that the decision had anything to do with the warnings of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra , that the conspiracy to overthrow the government this month .
Security agencies assess the situation and believed that government opponents would prolong their demonstrations , he said .
Suriyasai Katasila , policy coordinator of the Green Group , said that the government enforce the ISA , although the protesters have little faith because Thaksin is that the effort could be escalated to oust the government .
The government is likely to extend ISA until the end of the month to prevent other groups to join the protest , he said .
Senator Paibul Nititawan said that the government should not resort to ISA , as the protesters were exercise their constitutional right to assemble peacefully . He and other senators may submit a petition to the Cabinet of the Constitutional Court , he said .
Sunis Lertpakawat , deputy government spokesman said the government has tasked with conducting ISA , although the number of protesters was not high , because he was afraid that he would try to break into government offices .
" Security agencies consider past conduct protesters and decided that there must be measures | prevent them from penetrating into the major cities , such as government buildings , parliament and the royal palace , " she said .
Chaiyan Chaiyaporn , political - scientific assistant at Chulalongkorn University , said the government too paranoid and activation of ISA , while the number of protesters were few could create a specific law to lose effectiveness in suppressing the uprising .
The government felt ISA was necessary because he feared that it would join other protesters rally over the weekend , and many others may show on 14 October , which marks the 40th anniversary of the student uprising , he said .
