Thai military releases former interim PM

Date: 29-05-2014 11:51 pm (9 years ago) | Author: demmy
- at 29-05-2014 11:51 PM (9 years ago)
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Former interim Thai Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan is among the latest batch of people that the military has released following last week’s coup, a military officer said Thursday.

Also among the 31 people recently released was former Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Col. Sirichan Ngathong told reporters.

The military had summoned, and in some cases detained, scores of political officials and other prominent figures after the May 22 coup, which the military carried out after months of unrest that had destabilized the elected government and caused outbursts of deadly violence in Bangkok.

But the sudden intervention by the armed forces — the latest in a series of coups that have punctuated modern Thai history — has been criticized by human rights activists and foreign governments, including the United States.


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Posted: at 29-05-2014 11:51 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie