PM did not order 'war room' against coup: Sukumpol

Sukumpol said Yingluck did not order him to set up a “war room” to direct mass red-shirt rallies against coups.
The minister said if he had been given a secret order to set up a “war room”, the Asia Times website would not have learnt about it.
Quoting military sources familiar with the situation, Asia Times Online reported that “Sukumpol Suwanathat is quietly planning to activate a new war room to direct mass pro-government ‘red-shirt’ demonstrations planned for the coming months.
“The war room, created at the direction of fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, will become operational by June.”
While Sukumpol denied he had received an order from Yingluck, the Asia Times quoted the same military sources as saying that Thaksin ordered Yingluck be kept in the dark about the war room’s creation so she could honestly deny its existence if questioned by the press.
“I’ve not met the prime minister for days and I believe there will be no coup,” Sukumpol said.
He said he did not have to talk to military leaders about coup speculation because he and they did not mistrust each other.
“Please stop talking about a coup because it does not bode well for the country. This kind of reporting must stop so that the country can move forward,” Sukumpol said.