Defence minister says he would not object to his removal
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Defence Minister ACM Sukampol Suwannathat said on Monday that he would not mind if he were to be removed from the Cabinet.
Speaking to a programme on Spring News satellite TV, Sukampol said it was up to the prime minister whether to remove him from the Cabinet or not.
Sukampol was commenting on speculation that he would be removed because he has failed to respond to the government’s policies in seeking tighter control of the armed forces.
“I have no problem about it no matter what the speculation says. Any Cabinet reshuffle depends on the prime minister. There will be no turmoil because of the reshuffle,” Sukampol said.
But Sukampol denied that he had failed to respond to the government policies.
He said he had been carrying out his responsibilities to the best of his abilities after receiving orders and policies from the prime minister.
Sukampol said he sometimes reported on his work to the PM’s secretary-general.
“I have always carried out all the orders given to me,” Sukampol added.
He said he would like to know who raised the allegations that he refused to respond to the government’s policies.
Sukampol added that he is confident that no coup will be staged.
