Former NSC chief postpones testimony
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Thawil Pliensri, former chief of the National Security Council (NSC), has postponed his testimony with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) in its investigation into the 91 deaths during the 2010 political unrest.
Thawil was scheduled to testify today, according to Pol Colonel Prawet Moonpramuk, a DSI deputy director-general who heads the investigation team. Thawil is now set to appear next Wednesday.
Thawil served as the NSC secretary-general and was also secretary-general of the Centre for Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES) set up by the Democrat-led government to deal with increased violence during the 10 weeks of protests by the red shirts beginning in mid-March 2010.
The DSI wants to ask Thawil about the CRES’s orders for operations by security officials.
Thawil was moved to become a prime ministerial adviser shortly after the pro-red Pheu Thai Party came to power last year.
The DSI also plans to summon Senator Gen Lertrat Ratanawanit for questioning about his role in negotiating with red-shirt leaders on May 18, 2010, according to Prawet, who said investigators wanted to go into detail about the results of those talks.
Prawet said the DSI had sent a written request to the Army to produce the CRES orders it received during the political unrest.
