Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday again said that martial law will not used to stop the anti-government protests, as protesters plan five days of rallies.
Asked by reporters about martial law, Gen Prayut said he had not considered it, and current laws were enough to handle the protesters.
"In a democratic world, I cannot get everyone to agree with me. All I can do is to find a way to move forward together to avoid problems in the future," he said.
The prime minister also shrugged off a protesters' plan to hold rallies for five consecutive days, saying: "Just let them announce it. The law is there to punish anyone who breaks it,'' Gen Prayut said.
In a Line group for the Ratsadon protest movement, shared with reporters, the administrator said the protest group will hold rallies for five consecutive days, without camping overnight.
The five-day rally plan comes after the group on Tuesday night changed its rally site from the Crown Property Bureau to the head office of the Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) near Ratchayothin intersection.
The group claimed the change of venue was intended to avoid a confrontation with opposing groups.
Anti-government protesters rallied in front of SCB Park, the headquarters of the SCB in Chatuchak district on Wednesday.
Demonstrators and rally guards erected metal barriers on the road at Ratchayothin intersection leading to Lat Phrao intersection, to prevent vehicles from turning left to the site on Ratchadaphisek Road.
Leading protest members on the back of a truck with loudspeakers took turns lambasting the government. Protest co-leader Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak arrived about 3pm in a yellow duck suit.
Holding a sign saying "Citizen Area", the student activist said the rally initially planned in front of the Crown Property Bureau had been moved to SCB Park to avoid any possible violence.
