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Sonthi says he’s coming home
Sonthi insists he is not going to flee Thailand after rumours suggested he would seek political asylum elsewhere from the People Power party (PPP) for his part in the coup.
Coup d’etat chief Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, who is currently on a tour of the Middle East, said on Saturday that he will not be seeking political asylum in a foreign country and will be returning to Thailand as planned after his trip.
General Sonthi, who was also Deputy Prime Minister in the ineffective interim government, is to return to Thailand on Wednesday.
The rumours came out after it was said that he feared for retaliation from the pro-Thaksin People Power party politicians.
The former junta chief has, however, said that he intends to hold a press conference when he returns to Bangkok, which is to be held at Suvarnabhumi Airport just after he lands.
It will be Sonthi’s first interview since the December 23 election victory of the PPP.
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Posted by: Andrew on 27 Jan 2008, 11:26