Thai coup leader backed by king, warns citizens
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Bolstered">Bolstered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="endorsement">endorsement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coup">coup</span>, <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="criticize">criticize</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="Dressed">Dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crisp">crisp</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="uniform">uniform</span>, <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Prayuth">Prayuth</span> (<span word="CHAN">CHAN</span> <span word="OKA">OKA</span>) <span word="Chanocha">Chanocha</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="confrontations">confrontations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="turmoil">turmoil</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="ousted">ousted</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="repeadtedly">repeadtedly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="intervene">intervene</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="Prayuth">Prayuth</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>. “<span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="me">me</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="adding">adding</span>: “<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="criticize">criticize</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="use">use</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aide">aide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Yingluck">Yingluck</span> (<span word="SHINNA">SHINNA</span> <span word="WATRA">WATRA</span>) <span word="Shinawatra">Shinawatra</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Yingluck">Yingluck</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="custody">custody</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="aide">aide</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sensitivity">sensitivity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yingluck">Yingluck</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Bhumibol">Bhumibol</span> (<span word="AD">AD</span> <span word="HOOLY">HOOLY</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="DEJ">DEJ</span> ) <span word="Adulyadej">Adulyadej</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="endorsed">endorsed</span> <span word="Prayuth">Prayuth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> “<span word="reconciliation">reconciliation</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>".</p><p><span word="Bhumibol">Bhumibol</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> 86 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fragile">fragile</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bangkok">Bangkok</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monarch">monarch</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="might">might</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="junta">junta</span>.</p>
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