He issued the statement via Noppadol Pattama, his former legal advisor.
Thaksin said the government had violated human rights and law by ordering the troops to crack down on the protesters.
Thaksin demanded Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to immediately carry out four things:
1) The government must stop deploying troops and police with lethal weapons to suppress on protesters.
2) The government must immediately lift the state of emergency in all provices.
3) The government must hold a talk with protest leaders immediately to find a political solution.
4) The government must hold talks with all groups in the society to try to bring about reconciliation so that the country will have genuine democracy and justice and can progress.
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