Ramkamhaeng U students asks TRT to stop interfering

Thai Rak Thai deputy spokesman Jatuporn Promphan reacted angrily on Wednesday after a group of Ramkhamhaeng University students visited the party headquarters and demanded he stop intervening in the university's activities.
Some 20 students lead by student organisation chairman Somchote Meechana yesterday submitted a letter to the Thai Rak Thai caretaker leader Chaturon Chaisang, asking the party to stop interfering with the students. But Jatuporn received the letter himself. The students also brought a banner that read "We demand political groups to stop interfering with the student's organisation". Jatuporn denied he had asked the Sattha Dharma party to assist the Thai Rak Thai party in protesting against the junta. The Sattha Dharma party is a student group contesting the student elections. Jatuporn, a former Ramkhamhaeng student, was earlier accused of hiring Ramkhamhaeng students to protest against the junta appointed government. "I want you to think it over if you ever met the junta and received money or not. I want you swear to me that you did not lie," he said angrily. He then admitted he was a former Sattha Dharmma party member - having denied any knowledge of the group two days ago - and said he was always invited to lecture when the student organisation elections were held. Somchote countered Jatuporn saying that he and the other students had come to the Thai Rak Thai the party headquarters because it was a duty of the student organisation and insisted they had never received any money from the Council for National Security (CNS). As soon as Somchote finished speaking, Jatuporn pointed at the group and shouted furiously: "You are brave to swear that you have never known the CNS or received money from them". "We are Ramkhamhaeng too, so don't you lie me. Ramkhamhaeng students in the past fought with the dictator, but today what do you do? When the military made a coup were you concerned?," shouted Jatuporn. Jatuporn said today he would file a complaint against the group.
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