Thawatchai 'admirer of Thaksin'
Police investigation can only bring charge of unlawful possession of explosive devices against Lt Thawatchai Klinchana at this point, while his elder brother Sunday said Thawatchai was an admirer of the prime minister and had always been speaking against the anti-Thaksin movements.
Police spokesman Lt-General Ajiravid Subarnbhesaj said Thawatchai would only be facing just one charge of unlawful possession of explosives for the time being."By laws, preparing to do something is not yet an offence," he said. However, he said investigation was ongoing and, if progress was made, further details would be made public. The suspect's elder brother Staff Sergeant Ittipon Klinchana said Thawatchai had liked the premier a lot and were always against anti-Thaksin movements. "He has disagreed with people who are against Thaksin. How can he ever try to assassinate the premier then?" Ittipon said, after he was allowed to meet his brother for five minutes. Four days after Thawatchai was arrested in a Daewoo car loaded with explosive devices not far from the prime minister's residence, an investigation into the alleged assassination plot was still crawling at a snail's pace. His arrest has heightened political tension in the country. Thawatchai has maintained his innocence while various sources gave slightly different account of what exactly happened on Thursday. The Nation
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