Sunday, May 20, 2007

Three radios stations shut down after taking Thaksin's calls

Three small Bangkok radios station (Confidante Radio, Saturday Voice Against Dictatorship and Taxi Driver Community Radio) was raided and closed down on friday after it broadcast a live interview with former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra who lives in exile in London, said a senior government official.
Colonel Thanathip Sawangsaeng, a coup council spokesperson, said radios had to be closed because it was airing content that could "instigate unrest" and "bring instability" to the country.
It was the first time Thaksin who lives in exile, had spoken on a Thai radio station and called for a swift return to democracy. He said : "I am concerned about the country ... I don't want to be the cause for people to gather in protest and the cause of social chaos. I want to see peace and reconciliation but ... if it seems like revenge, it's hard to find a peaceful end."
The government wants to prosecute Thaksin and his family for corruption.

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