[Tlc] T-Sondhi attack
justinm at ucr.edu
justinm at ucr.edu
Sun May 3 00:28:13 PDT 2009
Forwarded from Dr. Bonnie Brereton.
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justin
Thanpuying denies plotting to kill Sondhi
Published: 3/05/2009 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News
Thanpuying Viriya Chavakul, the lady-in-waiting to Her Majesty the Queen, has denied being the mastermind behind the attempted assassination of People's Alliance for Democracy leader Sondhi Limthongkul.
Thanpuying Viriya Chavakul
Speaking to INN news yesterday, Thanpuying Viriya insisted she had no knowledge of the plot to kill Mr Sondhi. Following the assassination attempt, Mr Sondhi said a certain lady close to the palace was one party among many who had "chipped in" to have him killed. "I'm not worried. Whoever wants to implicate me, let them. The truth is the truth. I'm just a woman without a husband who is incapable of doing anything like that to Mr Sondhi," she said. "The thought [of having Mr Sondhi killed] never crossed my mind."
Thanpuying Viriya admitted she was acquainted with military top brass because of her charity work, which included visiting frontline soldiers, and she now heads a foundation under royal patronage to care for border patrol security officers.
The Sondhi murder bid has opened up speculation that the gunmen were connected to, or part of, the security forces. Bullet casings engraved with the initials of the Royal Thai Army were collected from the shooting scene on April 17.
Thanpuying Viriya said the top brass she is close to are now retired and they are not in any active positions.
"Besides, these people don't love me enough to volunteer any kind of risky service for me," she added.
Thanpuying Viriya said she was being discredited because she had "endorsed" former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's loyalty to the monarchy.
"But this is what I believe to be true [Thaksin being loyal to the monarchy]. Everyone is entitled to their opinion," she said. Thanpuying Viriya also denied Mr Sondhi's suggestion that she skimmed money from the sale of blue shirts, a fund-raising project to honour Her Majesty's birthday.
from: BKK Post
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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
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University of California, Riverside
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