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GOVT'S ALLEGED PLAN TO KILL THAKSIN
They were on track to kill him: Reds
By Naya Jaikawang,
Hassaya Chartmontree
The Nation
Published on December 24, 2009
PheuThai MP Jatuporn Prompan yesterday alleged the government was hatchinga secret plan to "get rid of" fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra -backing up his allegation for a second time by disclosing a classifiedmemorandum prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Repeating his claim of last week, Jatuporn said a memorandum onThai-Cambodian ties, classified as secret and sent from Foreign MinisterKasit Piromyato Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, was purportedly a plot to assassinate Thaksin.
"The term "get rid of" is a codeword for killing," he said, claiming such a codeword is commonly understood by MFA officials.
At yesterday's press conference, Jatuporn focused on the five-page annex to the main document which he touched on last week.
The annex outlined responses of varying intensity to the primeminister of Cambodia, he said. The 18 measures included a ban on Thaicitizens visiting Cambodian casinos, cancellation of the extraditiontreaty, reinforcement of troops along the borders, and cancellation ofthe memorandum of understanding (MOU) on maritime boundaries.
He said the MFA analysis shed light on the dilemma of memorandums of understanding previously signed with Cambodia.
In one case, the MFA urged cancellation of the 2001 MOU on maritime boundaries in order to smearThaksinforconflict of interest, he said. But an anticipated adverse impact mighthave led to the questioning of the MOU on land borders, signed in 2000by Democrat MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra, he added.
He claimed the debate about the MOUs raised two interesting facts - first,Thaksinhadno conflict of interest but the government wanted to smear him; andsecond, the 2000 MOU highlighted the loss of sovereignty around PreahVihear Temple, but the Democrats did not want to concede their mistake.
The two MOUs have remained in effect and Thailand will not be better off by meddling with them, he said.
The entire memorandum was 12-pages long and should be made public in order to stop the alleged plot to kill Thaksin, he said.
He insisted disclosure of the classified memorandum would neither be harmful to Thai interests nor beneficial to Cambodia.
"The memorandum is illegal with the aim to take Thaksin's life," hesaid, shrugging off the threat of litigation on unauthorised disclosureof classified information.
He said he might file a counter lawsuit charging the MFA with abuse of power for undertaking illegal actions.
He vowed to use the classified memorandum as a major rallying point for thered shirtsto resume street protests next month designed to oust the government.
He also said he planned to censure Deputy Prime MinisterKorbsak Sabhavasufor intimidating the judiciary to relocate the construction site for a court in Pai, Mae Hong Son.
Reacting to Jatuporn's claims, Deputy Prime MinisterSuthep Thaugsubansaid he would allow legal experts to determine appropriate counter-measures.
Suthep said the government had not planned on taking out a contracton Thaksin's life as alleged. Even though he had no access to thememorandum in question, he assumed it was just an outline of a generalplan for responses to anticipated measures from Cambodia, he said.
Because of the leak, the MFA might have to rethink and redraw the plan, he added.
He said there was virtually nothing he nor the government could doto improve the bilateral ties with Cambodia since its prime ministerwas fully committed to supportingThaksinin his attempts to undermine the Thai government.
The House committee on foreign relations plans to launch a hearingand will call on Kasit to testify on the classified memorandum,committee chairman Tophong Chaiyasarn said.
Meanwhile, Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, secretary to the foreignminister, said yesterday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was preparingto take legal action against Jatuporn for making public the classifieddocuments.
A fact-finding committee has been set up to investigate the leak of the documents, according to a ministry source.
The panel, headed by deputy permanent secretary for foreign affairsPiyawat Niyomroek, has questioned almost 20 people but still has notyet completed its work, the source said.
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