Coup Rumours

[pdogg]

Red's claim the Yellow's hope to provoke violence to pave the way for a coup.

Jatuporn: PAD inviting a coup

The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) is now trying to incite violence to pave the way for another military coup, red-shirt co-leader Jatuporn Prompan said on Friday afternoon.

At a press conference to explain the stance of the red-shirt United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) held at Imperial Lat Phrao shopping centre, Mr Jatuporn claimed that the yellow-shirts planned to create conditions for a coup, as happened on Sep 19, 2006.

UDD chairwoman Thida Thavornsate and other UDD co-leaders were also at the news conference.

The yellow-shirts had obstructed Pheu Thai MPs from entering parliament to prevent them from attending a meeting to deliberate the four reconciliation bills, even though the process of creating national unity was in line with democratic system, he said.

Mtr Jatuporn called the red-shirts to stay cool, stay put and closely follow the political situation.

In the event of a coup, red-shirts in all provinces must travel to Bangkok and join forces at the Democracy Monument, which would be the centre for the fight against the coup, said Mr Jatuporn.

He told the red-shirts to wait for a signal from Mrs Thida, Nattawut Sakuar or himself before moving on the capital. Without an order from one of these three leaders, the red-shirts must stay put in their respective provinces.

Mr Jatuporn sought to reassure all soldiers that the red-shirts have no thought of toppling the high institution, as alleged, and that they would fight against only those trying to destroy democracy.

[dixon cox]

Why does something always happen when I'm due to visit the country which makes me nervous that my plans will be disrupted

Hopefully no take-over of the airport again.

[mardhi]

I don't get any feelings that a repeat will happen - this is probably just political games.

[dixon cox]

Thanks mardhi, let's hope so.

Although last time during the disruption at Suvarnabhumi I ended up flying into U-Tapao International Airport and it was the most seemless journey I've ever taken from London to Thailand. Maybe one day it won't ordinarily take 4 stops and quadruple prices to get there rather than BKK, fingers crossed.

[bumblebee]

With rumours that Thaksin may be planning a return in the next month or so, one could see why there would be an unease among vested interests.

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[rxpharm]

Don't forget this is about the 50th time Jutaporn has cried "coup" over the past couple of years. I would tend to go with Mardhi's assessment. Doubtful the army would do it again as the last one turned out so badly. Also the amount of "yellow" shirt support is so much less than when Thaksin was first ousted.

[TTChang]

I'm not so confident. Maybe not a coup, but when Thaksin returns .... all bets are off IMO. He was supposedly targeted when in Laos & Cambodia recently ......

Democrats havent got enough support countrywide, and the yellows are a spent force, but the Army Top Brass are unusually quiet. Perhaps that's like being 'Unusually Rich' in Thai terminology .... a prelude to some action (or at the very minimum a few warnings). When the Army sees TS following his democratic right to avoid imprisonment ............ (fill in the blanks!)

[Snick]

When the army starts daily announcements that there will not be a coup is when I get nervous.