- Thai soldiers swooped down on a former Education Minister as he marched out of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand
- He was holding a press conference in defiance aginst the junta. He said the coup was cruel & a power grab.
- Mr. Chaturon was among people summoned by the military who refused to report to the authorities,as he wanted to show his dissent to the 19th actual or attempted Army coup in Thai’s modern history.
- Coup was not a solution to problems of conflict in Thailand.
- Those who defy its order to hand themselves will face two years of prison and a 40,000 baht ($1,225) fine.
- The former Premier, Yingluck Shinawatra, was released and sent home by the military,since she was detained after reporting to the junta.She had to sign an agreement to report her movements to the military.
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/
todays-paper/tp-international/ junta-swoops-down-on-fugitive- leader/article6055215.ece
Exams Perspective:
- Unrest in Thailand