'Coup rumours baseless' : NIA director
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The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) yesterday dismissed rumours of a possible coup in the face of heightened political pressure against the government.
“After checking all the information from all channels, we found the rumours are totally groundless. There is no indication of a coup. The movement of troops and tanks was really conducted because it was a routine rotation of the army,” said NIA director Suwaphan Tanyuvardhana.
The coup rumours spread through cyber-world on the weekend following sightings of tanks and troops in some places. The presence of tanks and troops was said to be regular rotation of personnel and equipment.
