Govt rules out revenge from Thaksin camp
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THE GOVERNMENT'S move to strip former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of his police rank does not require Thailand to raise its alert level, the Prime Minister's Secretary-General said yesterday.
“Everything is normal,” General Wilas Aroonsri said.
It depends on the public in general and the media who should contribute to the country’s stability, he said.
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is also head of the National Council for Peace and Order, has said the country needs to be stable, prosperous and developed in a sustainable way, he said.
So every sector of society has to cooperate, he said.
Once stability occurs, economic prosperity would follow, he said.
Everyone has good intentions
Earlier last week, Pol General Somyot Poompan-moung, chief of the National Police, ordered each region of the country to be vigilant after the decision was made to strip Thaksin of his rank.
However, the government had not assessed that a particular situation was likely to evolve.
“[We] believe that everyone has good intentions towards the country and knows what to do,” Wilas said.
The secretary general said the media should help in disseminating information about what is right and wrong according to the law.
The government was performing its duty along with other agencies.
“I insist that there is no
particular concern regarding this matter,” he said.
