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Minister: 5 million oppose UDD petition

Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat claimed more than 5 million people had signed their names in opposition to the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship's campaign to petition for a royal pardon for former prime minister Thaksin... ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Tue, Aug 11 2009

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02 Dec 08 visit Thail's Paying Respect to their Prime Minister  »  YouTube videoPeople trampling images of ex Prime Minister Thaksin and current Prime Minister Somchai
08 Aug 09 visit Two million people oppose Thaksin pardon  »  Bangkok Post More than two million had signed their names in opposition of the campaign to seek royal pardon for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat claimed on Saturday.
17 Aug 09 visit Boonjong: No obstruction to UDD  »  Bangkok Post Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat insisted on he did not hire people to agitate the mass rally led by the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) to submit the royal pardon petition for former prime minister Thaksin...
13 Aug 09 visit Chavarat: 6m sign to oppose pardon  »  Bangkok Post More than six million people have signed their names against the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship's petition for a royal pardon for Thaksin Shinawatra, Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul said on Thursday.
24 Jul 09 visit Royal pardon campaign nears an end  »  Bangkok Post More than one million people had signed their names in support of petition for a royal pardon for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a core leader of the United front for Democracy against Dictatorship, Natthawut Saikuea, said on Friday.
14 Aug 09 visit Top officials oppose UDD petition  »  Bangkok Post A statement of top government officials voicing opposition to the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship's plan to file a petition to His Majesty the King on Monday seeking a royal pardon for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released...

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