Former red-shirt defends Apirat's inflammatory speechFormer hard-core red-shirt member Suporn Atthawong has come out in defence of army chief Apirat Kongsompong's strongly-worded speech. He was apparently referring to Mr Thanathorn, who appeared in a picture with Joshua Wong, a Hong Kong protest leader. He said that in his view Mr Thanathorn is playing politics outside the parliamentary system. Pheu Thai should have learned lessons from its past mistakes, Mr Suporn said. Mr Suporn is currently a vice minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office.

Source: Bangkok Post October 13, 2019 10:52 UTC