Red shirts for sale during the opening of Red village to support former Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra in Narathiwat province on May 5, 2012 (Photo: AFP)

Some 1,200 Thai police will be deployed Saturday to ensure peace and order during a “Red Shirt” rally at Ratchaprasong Intersection in the heart of Bangkok, on the second anniversary of a deadly military crackdown against "Red Shirt" street demonstrations. A spokesman for Bangkok Metropolitan Police said there would be five groups of crowd control police on duty at the intersection and nearby areas. Additional police from traffic control, patrol, and bomb disposal units will be on stand by. He said security checkpoints will be set up in the area to discourage people from inciting violence.
“Red Shirt” leader Thida Thavornseth said more than 100,000 people from across the country may show up for the rally.