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Leading figures of the army are unhappy about speculation that another coup is imminent, army spokesman Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Friday.

 

Col Sansern said this after the Puea Thai Party said today that a general who name begins with initial 'D' had planned a coup. This caused many people to think of Gen Dapong Rattanasuwan, the army chief-of-staff.

 

"Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, the army chief, is fed up with questions about this because he has explained the army's standpoint to the public many times.

 

"There is a problem in this country, and it should be a burden shared by everyone, not only the army or soldiers," he said.

 

Col Sansern said most of the stories about a coup had not come from the mouths of soldier. Information like this usually cam from "unidentified sources" or interviews given by politicians.

 

"So we want the people to show discretion when hearing this kind of information. Government authorities are unhappy about having to repeatedly reply to questions concerning unfounded speculation," he said.

 

Asked if opposition list MP jatuporn Prompan's claim he had information about a coup had damaged the army, Col Sansern said, "of course."

 

He said even Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon had said he never even thought of suing anybody over such claims, because it was not clear who to sue.

 

Asked if Gen Dapong had never thought about staging a coup, Col Sansern said it was not true. The army chief-of-staff does not have the authority to command combat units, he said.

 

Gen Dapong and Gen Prayuth are both from Class 12 of pre-cadet school.

 

Gen Dapong had an important role in drawing up the plan to disperse the red-shirt protesters of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship at Ratchaprasong intersection last year.

 

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