Thaksin: Government is harassing me

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in his Twitter website on Tuesday that he is being harassed by the Democrat-led government.

Thaksin complained that his personal jet could not enter Thai airspace, his passport was revoked, his royal decorations were going to be recalled and he was being stripped of his police rank.

In addition, there were attempts to link him with situations to discredit him, such as an accusation that he was behind the bombing at the mass rally by the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) at Sanam Luang on Sunday night.

More than 15,000 supporters of PAD joined the demonstration against Thaksin and Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen. A grenade fried from an M-79 launcher exploded in the crowd behind the rally stage injuring twelve people.

“If the harassment like this continues, I don’t know how long I can ask the red-shirt people to be patient and stay put,” Thaksin said.

Leaders of the pro-Thaksin United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), and their red-shirt supporters, have publicly announced their intention to topple the government before the end of this year.

17/11/2009
Bangkok Post