Death threats against Prayut, Prawit made in Laos: NSC chief
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National Security Council (NSC) Secretary General Thawip Netniyom said Monday assassination plots targeting top two country leaders came from lese majeste suspects who are living in Laos.
Last week, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered a manhunt for people posting death threats against him and his Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan.
Thawip said the death threats resulted from the government’s plan to request the extradition of dissidents from Laos who were wanted on lese majeste charges.
“I personally ordered a probe whether we can additionally charge them of threatening to attack important figures or not,” Thawip who was earlier assigned to discuss the request with his Laotian counterpart at the Ministry of Public Security when he visits Vientiane in the near future, said.
However, Thawip said he has yet scheduled his trip.
