At 13:00 hrs. Mr.Tharit Pengdit, Director General, Department of Special Investigation, briefed the press on the outcome of the meeting of the Center For Maintaining Peace and Order (CMPO) earlier in the day, gist as follows:

1. The CMPO wished to inform that the board of immigration has decided to revoke Mr. Satish Sehgal's residency permit. Mr. Sehgal's actions violated an emergency decree and were harmful to public safety. The director of the CMPO has signed an order to abrogate Mr.Seagal's residency permit and the immigration bureau will proceed with Mr. Seagal's deportation.

2. Following the recent case of Mr. Yuem Nillar, who was taken by PDRC guards from Lumpini Park and detained for 6 days at a rally site, where he was beaten and seriously injured, before finally being bound and thrown into the Bang Pakong River, simply for carrying a United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) card, the CMPO wished to express its sadness and condemn such violent and inhumane conduct.  Such alleged acts have raised concerns about safety and the divisions within Thai society. The CMPO will investigate the case and proceed with legal action against the PDRC guards involved.

3. The CMPO feels relieved at the Constitution Court's clarification yesterday, indicating that only the public participating in the protest were engaged in legitimate peaceful assembly. Should the PDRC's core leaders engage in any act that violate criminal or other laws, it is a matter for the responsible law enforcement authorities to take legal action. The PDRC leaders therefore cannot claim protection under the Constitution Court's ruling as they have