Frygt for nye sammenstød i Bangkok
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Tusindvis af tilhængere af Thailands tidligere premierminister Thaksin Shinawatra rejse lørdag tværs gennem landet til et sportsstation, hvor han fra sit eksil ville sende et lydbudskab til dem. Arrangementet skabte på ny frygt for voldelige sammenstød mellem tilhængere og modstandere af den siddende regering i Bangkok, og omkring 2000 politifolk var udstationeret til i området.

Thaksin, som flygtede til Storbritannien i august, ville tale over telefonen fra et ikke opgivet sted i udlandet.

- Vi venter omkring 100.000 mennesker, sagde parlamentarikeren Jatuporn Prompan fra det regerende Folkemagtsparti, PPP, som også er Thaksins parti.

Læs nærmere på: Berlingske Tidende og Politiken

Skrevetd.  01-11-2008 11:08 01/11-2008 11:08 3030  Fremvisninger 3030 Fremvisninger  3 Kommentarer 3 Kommentarer


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1997 #1 Thjaa d. 01/11-2008 klokken 11:18:29
thjaa hvad skal man sige til dette Pfft borger krig muhahahaha saa maa man haabe det hjelper paa at den thai bat falder gerne 1 til 10 Muhahahaha
3573 #2 Mitchell d. 01/11-2008 klokken 15:29:01
Nu må det vanvid hører op ,ellers går det fuld stændigt galt.
Taksin burde kunne udleveres til fængsling i Thailand, frem for at sidde et eller andet sted og lave mere rav i den .
Situationen er på vej til at udvikle sig til et militærkup igen, og noget tyder på at det må blive løsningen, ellers går det helt galt.Frown
1737 #3 1737 d. 01/11-2008 klokken 22:54:24
Thaksin greets his supporters, calls for sympathy

http://www.bangko...?id=131772


(BangkokPost.com) - Deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra phoned-in and greeted tens of thousands of his supporters who gathered at the pro-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) rally at Rajamangala National Stadium on Saturday.


UDD core member Veera Musikhapong, who co-hosts the Truth Today political talk show, received the former premier’s phone call at around 8.50pm.


“Good evening fellow citizens who love democracy. Can you remember my voice? I miss you…I cannot return yet because they have ordered me to serve two years in prison. However, I could not return so they now want to keep me for ten years. Do you want me to stay abroad for 10 years?” Mr Thaksin asked.


He told the crowd that he is a former prime minister with the most votes in Thai history who faced assassination attempts and had been ousted by a coup when public members were praising his government. The coup of September 19, 2006 aimed to deal with only one person, he added.


“I have received a two year sentence. Charges were made against my family and even my secretary was not excluded. My family was left shattered…but my troubles are minor when compared to yours. I can bear it, but the country will be in ruins,” he said.


Mr Thaksin further claimed many countries had invited him to be their citizen of honour, but he deeply felt sad because he could not return to Thailand.


“No one can make me return to the country apart from His Majesty the King’s sympathy and the power of the people,” he remarked.


He said he would like to conduct businesses abroad for a period of time and offer economic advices to poor countries.


After Mr Thaksin's phone call to his supporters, the First Region Army commander, Lt-Gen Kanit Sapitak, said about 10 companies of soldiers were deployed to oversee security around Bangkok throughout the night to prevent confrontations between anti-government and pro-government groups.
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