Demonstrators march towards government buildings in Bangkok on December 9 even after Thailand's PM, Yingluck Shinawatra, called a snap election in attempts to defuse the kingdom's political crisis. 
Thai riot police stand guard during a demonstration in Bangkok on December 10. 
Protesters use a bulldozzer to clear a police barricade blocking an access road leading to Government House during a large anti-government rally on December 9. 
Anti-government protesters celebrate after removing concrete barricades outside the Government House in Bangkok on December 9. 
A demonstrator wearing a gas mask looks on outside a government building in Bangkok on December 9. 
Rescuers treat a Thai anti-government protester after he fainted from exhaustion during a rally outside Government House in Bangkok on December 9. 
An anti-government protester raises his fist after entering the compound of Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, December 3. Police removed barricades and allowed demonstrators to enter the government compound as well as the metropolitan police office as part of a truce between protesters and the Thai government for the next few days. 
A protester celebrates after opening the gate of Government House on December 3. 
Protesters receive flowers from police officers on December 3. 
A police officer wears flowers offered by protesters in his bulletproof vest in Bangkok on December 3. 
Protesters celebrate on December 3 after news that the government backed down. 
A protester throws a stone at police Monday, December 2, during a rally outside government headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. 
A protester aims a slingshot at riot police December 2 in Bangkok. 
Riot police use tear gas and water cannons as protesters try to occupy the government headquarters, known as Government House, on December 2. 
An anti-government protester walks past a police vehicle with the word "peace" painted where "police" used to be. 
Protesters remove part of a barricade as they attempt to occupy the Government House on Sunday, December 1. 
A protester throws back a tear gas canister fired by police on December 1. 
Police officers form a line inside police headquarters on December 1. 
A protester uses a megaphone to talk to police over a barricade December 1. 
An injured protester is carried on December 1. 
Anti-government protesters run for cover December 1 as police use tear gas and water cannons. 
Protesters wash a woman's eyes December 1 after tear gas had been fired in the streets. 
- Former Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva indicted on murder charges
- Charges relate to a 2010 crackdown on anti-government demonstrators that left 90 dead
- Bangkok has been shaken by fresh round of anti-government protests
- Protests are being led by key allies of Abhisit
Bangkok (CNN) -- A Thai court on Thursday indicted former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on murder charges over a bloody crackdown on anti-government demonstrators in 2010 that left around 90 people dead.
The indictment, during a closed court session, comes at a time when Bangkok has been shaken by a new round of destabilizing protests. These are led by allies of Abhisit, who is now leader of the opposition Democrat Party.
Bandit Siripan, the lawyer for Abhisit, told CNN that the former premier denied the murder charges against him and was freed after posting bail of 1.8 million baht (US$56,000).
"The pre-trial hearing is expected on March 24 next year," the lawyer said.
READ: Thai PM dissolves parliament
In the latest round of tensions, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved the nation's parliament on Monday and called for new elections.
However, the move has done little to appease anti-government protesters who remain on the streets.
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