On 14 January 2010 , Anupong ordered the suspension of Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol , the controversial " Seh Daeng " , after an inquiry committee found that Khattiya had publicly proclaimed his loyalty to the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship ( " Red Shirts " ) , a political group supporting Thaksin Shinawatra , breaching military discipline . The following day , Anupong 's office in the Royal Thai Army headquarters was attacked by unknown parties using an M79 grenade launcher . The unoccupied office was slightly damaged . During the 2010 " Red Shirts " uprising , the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva appointed General Anupong chief officer of the '' Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation '' ( CRES ) , in charge of restoring law and order . Thus he was responsible for the bloody military crackdown on the protest movement in mid-May 2010
2010 " Red Shirts " uprising
2010 Thai political protests
Anupong Paochinda