Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Thai PM: There won't be a coup d'etat

Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand, pauses before speaking during a session 'Toward an East Asian Community' at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Saturday Jan. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
January 30, 2010
By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

DAVOS, Switzerland -- Thailand's prime minister said Saturday he saw no threat of his government being ousted in a coup despite speculation back home, insisting that the rule of law would triumph over intimidation.
Abhisit Vejjajiva said in an interview with The Associated Press that any talk of his government being overthrown was linked to the February court decision on whether to confiscate more than $2 billion in assets linked to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and his supporters' attempts to destabilize the country.
"I don't think there is any reason for a coup d'etat," Abhisit said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.
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