Abhisit pens account of 2010 violence
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Opposition and Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday launched a book, "The Truth Has No Colour", chronicling his real-life ordeal during the 2010 red-shirt riots, during which he was the prime minister.
At the Democrat Party’s headquarters, 40 of Abhisit’s avid supporters showed up to buy the book and have him autograph their copies.
Abhisit said he wrote the book without adding any political slant, as he wanted to reveal the truth about what happened during the red-shirt riots. He said he believed national reconciliation could only be achieved by acknowledging the truth of what happened during the incident.
He expressed concern that the truth is being distorted for political reasons and that the justice system has been influenced by politicians.
The book gives Abhisit’s perspective of what happened during the red-shirt rallies and the crackdown on the protesters by the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES), and features pictures of red-shirt rallies at various places.
“I affirm that everything written in this book is taken from actual experience. Is it a tale, or not? I have evidence to prove that it is the truth,’’ he said.
One of the significant incidents highlighted in the book is the red-shirt attack on Abhisit’s car at the Interior Ministry in 2009. The picture caption reads, “Escaping death at the Interior Ministry”.
