Thaksin not a threat to Thailand: FM Surapong
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Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul on Thursday explained his decision to repeal the passport ban for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, saying he was justified to reissue the passport because Thaksin was not a security threat.
“I don’t see Thaksin threatening the country, therefore I lifted the passport ban,” he said.
Surapong was speaking in the question-and-answer session rebutting an opposition’s motion questioning his judgement on the Thaksin case.
He said his Democrat predecessor Kasit Piromya cited what he saw as Thaksin’s threatening activities as ground for the passport ban.
The Nation
