At 13:00 hrs. Mr.Tharit Pengdit, Director-General, the Department of Special Investigations, 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 has assigned the Secretary-General of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) to lead a special committee tasked with seeking cooperation from public and private financial institutions in order to provide assistance for small and medium enterprises affected by the demonstrations led by the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC).

2. The CMPO wished to express its support for the position of General Prayuth Chan-Ocha, the Army Commander-in-Chief, that negotiation is the way to resolve the current political conflict. The CMPO reaffirmed that it has adhered to this approach and that it is not the opponent of any group, whether pro- or anti- PDRC, or the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD). The CMPO is a special authority established to maintain democracy including peace and order.

3. The CMPO wished to express its appreciation for the PDRC's decision to move all protest sites to the Lumpini Park. However, the CMPO still has concerns about the demonstrations at Chaeng Watthana Road and the Government House compound. Also, the CMPO wished to request the protest leaders at the office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to clear the way for officials to enter, as the demonstrations at that venue could ignite more political conflict. The CMPO will seek advice from the Civil Court on how the police may deal with the protesters at such venues to comply with the Court's order.