Thaksin speaks again
Following the seemingly co-ordinated series of red shirt provincial actions, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has again spoken to his supporters by video link (The Nation, 30 March 2009: “Thaksin threatens to lead protests himself if coup happens”). He is reported as stating that “if soldiers used violence to disperse red shirt protesters or a coup happened, he would return to Thailand to bring out more people to Bangkok and lead the protest himself.”
Thaksin is reported to have continued his attacks on Privy Council President General Prem Tinsulanond claiming that Prem always wanted to maintain his influence over governments. Thaksin says, “He (Prem) always contacted us over the issue [military promotion and reshuffles] till I had to tell him let Thailand has just one PM…”. Further, Thaksin “accused Prem, the military and the Constitution Court of staging silence coups against governments, citing the removal of [pro-Thaksin prime ministers] Samak Sundaravej and Somchai Wongsawat…”.
Thaksin called on his supporters to “get our democracy back from the Privy Council, from the military and from the bureaucrats. We want the democracy that brings us our well-being…”.
The former premier also attacked Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya.
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