It is considering amnesty for demonstrating Red Shirts who violated the emergency decree set by the government, Thailand has said.

The Bangkok Post reported on Sunday that Tharit Pengdit, chief of the Department of Special Investigation of the Center for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation, is looking into drafting a special law pardoning demonstrators not facing terrorism charges resulting from two months of rallies in which 89 people were killed and almost 2,000 injured.

Tharit also said that the law is being proposed because tens of thousands of people demonstrated but did not indulge in violence.

He said, "If the special law is introduced, those who were arrested but not charged with terrorism will be released."

The proposal separates innocent protesters from violent hard-liners, said a social scientist at Khon Kaen University, Sompan Techa-athik.

He further added, "I think some wrongdoers may enjoy the benefit, but the measure is good in the long run. It will not expand the conflict and fits in with the government's reconciliation plan."
(With Inputs from Agencies)