Red shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan talks with reporters upon his arrival at a criminal court in Bangkok August 22, 2012. Prompan's bail was not revoked in a ruling by the court on Wednesday. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The new leader of Thailand's pro-government "red shirt" movement said on Monday that his supporters would take to the streets in support of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra if the elite or the courts dared try to oust her.
The red shirts have kept to the sidelines during the past 4-1/2 months of political unrest in Thailand, while anti-government protesters forced state offices to close and disrupted an election in February.
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