"Diplomats and foreign businesses have been warned about possible outbreaks of violence due to the upcoming court verdict in the Shinawatra assets seizure case.
Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya and Maj Gen Thitiwat Kamlang-ek, military coordinating officer to the Foreign Ministry, briefed foreign diplomats recently on the government's preparations for the demonstrations ahead of the court verdict in the assets seizure case scheduled for Feb 26.
The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions will rule on whether 76.6 billion baht of assets said to belong to fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra should be seized. Thaksin is accused of accumulating the assets by abusing his power while prime minister.The minister also briefed the foreign chambers of commerce on Wednesday."
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FM Kasit warns foreign diplomats of possible violence
Started by Danny, Feb 13 2010 07:27 PM
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Posted 13 February 2010 - 10:12 PM
It's hard to believe, but the same Thai government officials who are always bitching when foreign embassies "unnecessarily" warn their citizens of possible political violence in Thailand, are now issuing the warnings themselves. Some people are beginning to wonder if the boys who threw the coup that ultimately led to this puppet government aren't planning to use the Thaksin seizure case as the pretext for Coup II.
