Veerapong: had been “an agreement to stage a coup d'état"

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One of the most striking commentaries on the crisis in recent days was offered by Veerapong Ramangura, an economist who has served many governments, including the present one and those installed after military coups.

Mr. Veerapong, who rarely appears on television, lashed out at the protest movement during an hourlong interview, calling the leaders’ plans “nonsensical.” Without mentioning names, Mr. Veerapong said that there had been “an agreement to stage a coup d'état” and install a former general as leader, but that the plan had been scrapped because the head of the army had refused to go ahead with it.

“The protest leaders are now stuck,” he said. “They don’t know how to back out of this.”

The comments were especially notable because Mr. Veerapong has worked closely with the military and other establishment figures over the years, and because, while he has advised the current government, he has also been sharply critical of it, especially its management of the rice subsidy program.

Mr. Veerapong said he believed that some judges and members of state agencies were now hoping to remove the government and install their own government.

“It’s not doable because these organizations cannot tear up the Constitution,” he said.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/08/world/asia/petition-to-nullify-thai-election-is-rejected-in-setback-for-opposition.html

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