No dismissal of military officers, no imminent coup: Thai PM
Thailand Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has denied rumours that some military commanders would be stripped of their posts and that a coup is in the making, according to a government spokesman. Somchai told the Cabinet of his concern regarding rumours spreading through the country, especially in Bangkok, of an impending coup and military dismissals, spokesman Natthawut Saikua said. Having returned from abroad earlier this week, Somchai convened the weekly Cabinet meeting in this northern province instead of Bangkok, due to difficulties in the Thai capital. In order to allay concerns and confusion among the public, Natthawut said the Prime Minister had assigned him to inform the public that the weekly cabinet meeting is being held now in Chiang Mai instead of the capital due to "unrest in Bangkok". The matter of transferring or sacking senior military commanders is not on the cabinet agenda, he said. Military personnel should remain in their barracks and officers should not move or put their forces on alert, said Natthawut, adding that the public should not be worried or confused by the rumours. Rumours of transferring or terminating senior military commanders, especially army chief Gen Anupong Paochinda, came after he called on the Prime Minister to call for fresh elections and to demand that the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) who now occupy Don Mueang domestic airport in Bangkok and Suvarnabhumi Airport, to end their occupation. (NZ-28/11) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Kences1" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/kences1?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
