November 13th, 2006, 22:20
The Colonel will be relieved that at least a partial lifting of martial law should occur by end of month.
In other news, a plot to assassinate Thaksin has been revealed ...
Martial laws to be lifted within days : Defence Minister
Defence Minister Boonrawd Somtas said details of how the martial laws will be lifted will come out on Tuesday.
Council of National Security is expected to lift martial laws imposed after the coup d'etat in September within days, Gen Boonrawd said Monday.
"We will know in one or two days," Boonrawd told reporters.
"Please wait and see Tuesday how the details of the martial law lifting will be," Boonrawd said.
CNS Chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, will hold talks Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont before making any decision, he added.
But Boonrawd said that if the council makes a decision this week on whether to lift martial law, it might not take effect until later in November and might not apply to the entire country.
In separate interview, Sonthi said Surayud will have a final say on when the martial would be lifted.
It is reported earlier that that martial law would likely be lifted before Surayud leaves for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Hanoi on Saturday.
But Surayud said last week martial law was still needed in the northern region, where ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is still believed to have widespread support because of his populist policies.
The Nation
Four military officers charged of attempted assassination
National police chief Pol General Kowit Vatana signed on Monday an endorsement recommending four military offices be charged with trying to assassinate former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Kowit's signature, which is the final step in indicting the senior military officers, came after a onehour meeting with several senior police officers including chief investigator of the case, Central Investigation Bureau head Pol Lt General Montree Jamroon.
The four suspects are Maj General Phairoj Theerapharb, Colonel Suraphol Supradit, Lt Colonel Manas Sukprasert and Lieutenant Thawatchai Klinchana, all of whom are attached to the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC).
The officers all face six charges: criminal conspiracy to commit premeditated murder; attempting to kill a state official on duty; possessing explosives; having nonauthorised items in their possession; forging and using official documents; and criminal conspiracy.
SgtMajor Chakhrit Janthara, an ISOC officer whom police say was responsible for obtaining a Daewoo sedan that was found carrying a large amount of explosives and a blasting agent, would not be charged in exchange for turning state's evidence against the four officers.
Phairoj, the only suspect not in military custody, is required to report to a military prosecutor soon.
The investigation report for the case is over 3,000 pages long and includes interviews with 106 witnesses.
The Nation
In other news, a plot to assassinate Thaksin has been revealed ...
Martial laws to be lifted within days : Defence Minister
Defence Minister Boonrawd Somtas said details of how the martial laws will be lifted will come out on Tuesday.
Council of National Security is expected to lift martial laws imposed after the coup d'etat in September within days, Gen Boonrawd said Monday.
"We will know in one or two days," Boonrawd told reporters.
"Please wait and see Tuesday how the details of the martial law lifting will be," Boonrawd said.
CNS Chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, will hold talks Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont before making any decision, he added.
But Boonrawd said that if the council makes a decision this week on whether to lift martial law, it might not take effect until later in November and might not apply to the entire country.
In separate interview, Sonthi said Surayud will have a final say on when the martial would be lifted.
It is reported earlier that that martial law would likely be lifted before Surayud leaves for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Hanoi on Saturday.
But Surayud said last week martial law was still needed in the northern region, where ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is still believed to have widespread support because of his populist policies.
The Nation
Four military officers charged of attempted assassination
National police chief Pol General Kowit Vatana signed on Monday an endorsement recommending four military offices be charged with trying to assassinate former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Kowit's signature, which is the final step in indicting the senior military officers, came after a onehour meeting with several senior police officers including chief investigator of the case, Central Investigation Bureau head Pol Lt General Montree Jamroon.
The four suspects are Maj General Phairoj Theerapharb, Colonel Suraphol Supradit, Lt Colonel Manas Sukprasert and Lieutenant Thawatchai Klinchana, all of whom are attached to the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC).
The officers all face six charges: criminal conspiracy to commit premeditated murder; attempting to kill a state official on duty; possessing explosives; having nonauthorised items in their possession; forging and using official documents; and criminal conspiracy.
SgtMajor Chakhrit Janthara, an ISOC officer whom police say was responsible for obtaining a Daewoo sedan that was found carrying a large amount of explosives and a blasting agent, would not be charged in exchange for turning state's evidence against the four officers.
Phairoj, the only suspect not in military custody, is required to report to a military prosecutor soon.
The investigation report for the case is over 3,000 pages long and includes interviews with 106 witnesses.
The Nation