19 veera musikapong hands over the petitions

Andrew Walker - 18 Aug, 2009

Asia, Thailand, Bangkok, Red Shirt protests, 30 000 to 40 000 Red Shirts gathered at Sanam Luang to submit a petition to the King to pardon exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. In an elaborate procession the marched to the nearby Grand Palace, and delivered 383 boxes with estimated 5 million signatures.
Red Shirt leader Veera Musikapong hands the petition to an offcial of the Office of the King’s Principal Secretary. 17/8/2009, ┬й2009, Nick Nostitz/Agentur Focus

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