waerth Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/junta-continues-purging-thaksins-political-clan/ The military junta under the name of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) continued to purge Thaksin's political clan with issuance of more orders requiring them to report to the junta. Earlier an announcement was read over TV broadcast freezing all assets of former interior minister Charupong Ruangsuwan and education minister Chaturon Chaisang, the two Pheu Thai party executives who refused to report to them. In orders announced around 9pm on Saturday, all financial institutions to stop transactions with the two and report their past transactions from March 1 to May 24. Later, another announcement was tead ordering the transfer of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre secretary-general Pol Col Tawee Sodsong to an inactive post at the Prime Minister’s Office. He is replaced by Panu Uthairat, an inspector at the Interior Ministry. Two separate orders were also issued mandating Pravit Rojanaphruk, a senior journalist at The Nation newspaper, and Paiwong Techanarong, owner of the Bonanza resort, to report to the NCPO on Sunday. In latest development, Thaksin Shinawatra’s only son, Panthongtae, was also taken into custody at Chiang Mai international airport, reportedly for supporting the anti-coup protests in Chiang Mai. He was flown to be detained in Bangkok. Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Kamronwit Thoopkrachang, an officer with close ties to Thaksin, also announced late Saturday that he would resign. He was earlier transferred to be head of northern police but was rejected by the Election Commission. According to twitter messages Kamronwit said he DID NOT resign though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Hi, Purging sounds rather harsh. Makes me think of killing. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Purging ... since they are all full of sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Thaksin's son and political heir taken into custody at the airport. (Khao Sot photo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 ...it looks like silly me will have to fly to Germany next week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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