Tuesday, 26 January 2010

Chalerm brushes aside coup rumour



via CAAI News Media
Published: 26/01/2010

Chairman of Puea Thai MPs Chalerm Yubamrung said he was confident that there would not be another coup as all parties had learned that it was not the solution to the country's problems.

Mr Chalerm said he had discussed the issue with party chairman Chavalit Yongchaiyuth and they had agreed on this.

“The military don’t want it because they have learned from the last coup that it did no good for the country. The coup rumour has been spread by some people who have lost out on getting benefits,” Mr Chalerm said.

He believed the army's explanation that the relocation of the armoured personnel carriers from the three southern border provinces to Pathum Thani on Sunday was for maintenance and repairs.

Asked about his sudden visit to Cambodia last week, Mr Chalerm said he had gone there after after receiving a report that some military groups and politicians had planned to stage a military coup.
He had returned to Thailand after it was confirmed there was no coup.

He denied he had met ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra while in Cambodia.

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