Army denies Pheu Thai MP's claim

Army denies Pheu Thai MP's claim

The army on Wednesday dismissed as untrue Pheu Thai MP Worachai Hema's claim that soldiers from Kanchanaburi and Prachin Buri would join a planned rally in Bangkok by the Pitak Siam Group under Gen Boonlert Kaewprasit late this month.

Col Winthai Suwari, the army spokesman, said the MP's claim was groundless.

Col Winthai Suwari said if there were to be a movement of a large numbers of troops, their commanders would  surely know about it.

"It is not known when another rally of the [Pitak Siam] group will take place.  Moreover, the army has no policy that allows its troops to join a rally, no matter which group. 

"Soldiers must uphold discipline or face punitive action," he said.

Mr Worachai said at a press interview earlier Wednesday that he heard from a military source that no fewer than 2,000 troops from Chakrapongphuwanart Camp in Prachin Buri and more from Kanchanaburi had been deployed around Bangkok, some of them in Min Buri area.

These soldiers might be preparing to join Gen Boonlert's planned rally and some of might be assigned to follow core members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, he said.

The MP also claimed that there really was a plot to assassinate former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra during  his planned visit to Tachilek on Nov 10, which is now cancelled.

He also claimed that businessmen in the liquor industry had contributed six billion baht and two politicians, whose names begin with initials "S" and "N" another two billion baht to fund the assassination of Thaksin.

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