Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Acting Govt Spokesperson:Public Can Judge Credibility of Translated Version of Classified Document

23 December 2009
Source: Thailandoutlook

The acting government spokesperson insists the classified document written by the Foreign Affairs Ministry is not an assassination attempt against the former prime minister, and that Thai-Cambodian ties will turn sour after the document is distorted by the pro-Thaksin movement.

Acting Government Spokesperson Panithan Watthanayakorn believes the public is capable of judging the credibility of the translated version of the classified document that the former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has publicized on a website..

Panithan insisted the document is a blueprint that only intends to find a solution to normalize the Thai-Cambodian diplomatic ties.

Furthermore, he says it has no malicious purpose against Thaksin Shinawatra as claimed by the Pheu Thai Party.

Panithan added that there are three consequences of the controversial document being revealed without permission.

The first is that those who publicize the document will face a criminal charge.

The second is that some details in the document will be used as a political plot.

And the last is that Cambodia will gain an advantage.

In addition, the acting government spokesperson noted that Thai-Cambodian relations will be further soured if Cambodia misinterprets the meaning of the classified document.

He commented that the term “major threat”on the document that refers to the fugitive prime minister is merely a factor in the row and the government will deal with conditions of the factor rather than an individual as interpreted by the red-shirt leader Jatuporn Promphan.

Panithan pointed out that the stance of Jatuporn is only intended to instigate chaos before the pro-Thaksin street rally set for early January, 2010.

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