On 15 October, the authorities declared a "severe" state of emergency in Bangkok from 04:00 local time and banned gatherings of five or more people. The protesters were cleared using riot police. In the process, police detained 20 demonstrators, among them three protest leaders, and imposed a ban on sensitive media stories. The government indicated it would set up a state-of-emergency command center. During the day, troops were dispatched to guard Government House and Parliament, raising alarm from an opposition member of parliament (MP) of resembling pre-2014 coup days. Opposition parties demanded the revoking of the Emergency Decree and an extraordinary session of Parliament. Two activists were arrested on the charge of attempting an “act of violence against the queen’s liberty”, an arcane law which incurs a possible life sentence, but eyewitnesses confirmed that they only shouted at the motorcade. Three senior policemen were transferred and investigated for the motorcade incident. A smaller planned occupation of at least 13,500 participants went ahead at 4pm at the Ratchaprasong intersection, where bloodshed occurred during the crackdown in 2010. Twenty more protesters were arrested, but the movement vowed to continue protesting with flash protest tactics. A legal aid group reported at least 51 people were arrested between 13 and 15 October.