Thai protest leader rejects compromise but says 'no civil war'
The anti-government protesters accuse Yingluck and her brother
BANGKOK January 12, 2014 (Reuters) - The leader of a movement trying to topple Thailand's government said he would call off his protest if civil war threatened to break out but rejected any compromise with the government ahead of a planned "shutdown" of the capital.
Supporters of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra were rallying in her defence on Sunday but steered clear of Bangkok.
Life in the capital was much as normal most of the day but Reuters reporters said protesters were assembling in late af- ternoon in areas they intend to blockade from Monday, such as by the MBK shopping complex in the commercial heart of Bangkok.
Local media said they had blocked a road in front of a huge government administrative complex in the north of the city that they occupied for a time late last year and some had set up camp at Lat Phrao, one of the city's busiest intersections.
The anti-government protesters accuse Yingluck and her brother, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, of corruption and nepotism. She has called an election for February 2 but protesters want her caretaker government to step down immediately.