[Bangkok Post] Senator questions Anupong's stance
[Senator Khamnoon Sithisamarn, an appointed member close to People's Alliance for Democracy leader Sondhi Limthongkul, has submitted an urgent question to the prime minister about army chief Anupong Paojinda's role in protecting the monarchy.
The senator said that after the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship launched its petition campaign for a royal pardon for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the House speaker, Senate speaker, many MPs, senators and academics had all decried the campaign as being unlawful and having a hidden political agenda.]
BP: How is the monarchy actually under threat?[Bangkok Post] Sondhi case: aspersions hurt pride of Task Force 90
[Mr Sondhi's description of the attempt on his life as well as his naming of the likely suspects has pitted him against Task Force 90, to which some of the alleged shooters were attached.
The army is naturally offended.
It feels Mr Sondhi is being less than considerate with what some term as discriminating remarks about the army's possible involvement in the case, which has put the task force in disrepute.
A source in the task force said it was damaging, most specifically to the unit, for Mr Sondhi to have fired the verbal salvo across the board.][Prachatai] Court to rule on Da Torpedo’s lèse majesté case on Aug 28
[On Aug 5, the Criminal Court held its final hearing in the case of Daranee Charnchoengsilapakul. Suwit Lertkraimethi, a postgraduate student at Thammasat’s Political Sicence Faculty and an anti-coup activist testified as a defence witness, followed by Daranee herself.]
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