Khun Prem orders newspapers to criticise me : Thaksin
The following is the transcript of what ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra told Thais in Sydney. Australia on February 10, 2007, after he was toppled by the junta. He criticises a man called Khun Prem, believed to be Privy Council President General Prem Tinsulanonda.
Thaksin: He [Prem] wants to drag the election to February and, further, because he did not want the election.
It is because I will win again in the election, so they did not want an election.
He fabricated stories and lies. That time, I will arrest and sue Sonthi [Limthongkul]. Khun Prem ordered the court not to pursue the case. He ordered public prosecutors and police not to press charges against Sonthi.
Khun Prem made secret orders for them not to press charges against Sonthi
He also ordered all newspapers to criticise me. I, as a prime minister, did not have authority [to order newspapers, courts and police].
A woman: They were all fools. They did not know the truth.
Thaksin: We may have to sympathise them because the newspapers criticised me everyday. They have no other sources of information.
I believe they will know the truth eventually.
After that, he [Prem] tried to jeopardise me on several issues, but cannot because I have done nothing wrong. I just do my job.
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| not disappointed 09/03/2008 22:11 IP: 125.24.83.5 Nation re-posted the video to remind us that thaksin is still a sq faced liar when he said he wanted to pay his respect to Pa Prem. The video shows that thakisn never had any respect for Prem because Prem will to his dying day protect the Monarchy. And that was what caused the coup because of thaksin's disloyalty. |
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| sirivan 09/03/2008 20:24 IP: 216.46.81.130 Let the Justice System decides your fate, if still any, mr. Thuggy. |
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| punker 09/03/2008 19:17 IP: 58.9.36.248 i really agree with u Felix. I don't see the point of The nation posting this VDO. why don't we wait for the court to prove who is right or wrong??? |
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| FelixQui 09/03/2008 18:07 IP: 58.8.181.226 I'm not sure what the Nation's purpose is in publishing this. Is it to suggest or remind readers that Prem was indeed in the wrong since none of the charges against Taksin have yet been proved and some of the most serious, the excuses for the coup, have been dropped? The Nation appears to be saying that Taksin was right to make his claims of false allegations against him and of behind teh scenes influence to undermine him. |
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| zkb6a12 09/03/2008 17:13 IP: 125.24.182.110 Do we need either Prem or a newspaper to figure out that Thaksin is a habitual and corrupt liar? |
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