CrazyExpat Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 The leader of Thailand’s opposition “Red Shirts” accused the ruling military junta of trying to provoke them into a "fight," media reports said Thursday. "I don't believe that you (junta) want reconciliation, instead you want chaos and want us to go out and fight," Jatuporn Prompan, chairman of the Red Shirts, told local station Peace TV, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. "There is no reason for Red Shirts to take part in either case since we do not benefit from either incident," he added.Prompan was bailed earlier this week after receiving a two-year jail sentence for defaming a former premier in 2009.He was responding to the arrest of Red Shirts' member Krit Buddeejin who had been accused on suspicion of defaming the country’s ruling royalty, the Bangkok Post reported. Prompan defended Buddeejin, 25, saying the latter's move was not aimed at harming the monarchy, a charge which carries a sentence of up to 15 years.The Red Shirts movement recently came under suspicion after a bomb attack at a Bangkok luxury mall on Sunday, and for fabricating documents about King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s health. On Monday, junta leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha had blamed opponents of the coup for the bomb blast, AFP reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/thailands-red-shirts-leader-accuses-military-junta-provoking-fight-1806200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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