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Samak defends Thaksin VCDs

(BangkokPost.com) – Samak Sundaravej has spoken in defense of the distribution of VCDs containing a message from ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra in the northeastern region, saying that the Election Commission (EC) had already been informed of the... ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Sun, Dec 09 2007

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11 Dec 07		Samak denies involvement in Thaksin VCDs » Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) People Power party (PPP) leader Samak Sundaravej has distanced himself and his party from the distribution of VCDs containing a message from ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
13 Dec 07		Sub-panel formed to probe Thaksin VCDs » Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) – The Election Commission (EC) resolved to appoint Paithoon Netibho, former Criminal Court chief to chair a sub-committee investigating the distribution of VCDs featuring ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
09 Dec 07		EC to conclude Thaksin VCD case by next week » Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) – The Election Commission (EC) expects it will take another 3-7 days for a committee to conclude the case involving the distribution of VCDs containing a message from ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
11 Dec 07		Suthipol: EC alone will decide on VCD case » Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) – Suthipol Thaweechaikan, secretary-general of the Election Commission, has stressed that it is up to the EC to determine whether electoral violation occurred when VCDs containing a message from ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra...
09 Feb 08		Samak denies being Thaksin nominee » Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej told CNN's Dan Rivers he is not a nominee of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra in a programme aired on Saturday morning.

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