THAILAND-POLITICS/MINISTER (URGENT) 27/05/14 15:53:39 Soldiers Enter Thai Journalists Club To Detain Ex-Minister -Witness Add to Collection(Create New)|Print Download:Plain TextXMLAll BANGKOK, May 27 (Reuters) - Eight armed soldiers burst into a journalists club in Bangkok on Tuesday and detained a former minister in the Thai government deposed by the army last week, a Reuters reporter said. Former Education Minister Chaturon Chaisang, who had been on the run after refusing to turn himself in to the military after being summoned, had just given a talk at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand. He had denounced a coup that he said would only exacerbate conflict in the polarised country. Other former ministers were detained by the military after the coup on May 22 although most, including former premier Yingluck Shinawatra, have now been freed, even if their movements are being monitored. (Reporting by Martin Petty; Writing by Alan Raybould; Editing by Robert Birsel)
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 08:57:14 +0000
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