Gaybutton Posted July 13, 2006 Posted July 13, 2006 BANGKOK, July 12 (TNA) Interior Minister Kongsak Wanthana dismissed rumors of a plot to involving foreign assassins alleged to have been hired to kill Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, saying such hearsay only serves to sow fear and confusion among the public. Though the interior minister categorically rejected the rumored plot to assassinate the embattled Mr. Thaksin, a plot which purportedly would be carried out by unidentified foreign gunmen, Air Chief Marshal Kongsak assured the public Wednesday that security officials are remaining diligent, nonetheless. Security officials must pay careful attention to any circumstances which is rumored or otherwise comes to light, he stated. No government can be careless when rumors of such a sensitive nature affecting the highest levels of the state are being passed around by word of mouth. For that reason, Interior Ministry security officials will work harder on such rumored intelligence. The interior minister declined to comment if the so-called assassination attempt might have been connected with Mr. Thaksin's earlier remarks made about a certain "charismatic figure who remains beyond the reach of the Constitution." Meanwhile, Marshal Kongsak played down concerns that a gathering of members of the Dharma Gaya religious sect, scheduled early next week at its temple in Pathum Thani province, had been designed to thwart a massive gathering of the anti-Thaksin People's Alliance for Democracy set for Friday in the capital. Neither had the Dharma Gaya gathering been designed to show massive support for the embattled prime minister as alleged, Marshal Kongsak said. Nonetheless, a hundred thousand people are expected to show up at the temple next Monday. According to the interior minister, the Dharma Gaya members rally was only meant to celebrate His Majesty the King's 60th anniversary of his accession to the throne. (TNA)-E008 Quote
Guest Hedda Posted July 15, 2006 Posted July 15, 2006 The Thai police and military say no evidence of any plot. Remember when that explosion happened at Don Muang airport and Thaksin immediately assumed it was a bomb trying to kill him, only to discover later that some fuel vapors had accidentally ignited. The democrats are claiming it's just another Thaksin tale. Quote
