For those of you who missed my live translation on Twitter, here's a tweet log of Sondhi Limthongkul's press conference held today at half past twelve.
All in all, not much new news apart from the claim that four of his attackers have already been "silenced" and a lot of sarcasm and rhetoric that probably got lost in translation. A proper write-up will follow tonight.
Update: Link to Thai transcript and recording at Manager.
# Sondhi - no more flashes please. Had a fever on Friday, 43 stitches, no brain injury. Will talk about assisination today, why and who.
# s: On 17 April 2552, two dimensions to it. One, me as media who is upholding the benefits of the country. Two as a leader of a mass movement about
# s: It is an attack on freedom of press that has never happened before in TH. Not personal, but to tell everyone up to Abhisit that...
# s: that even Abhisit can be killed; anyone can be killed by guns. How can Thailand, thai media, thai soc live like this?
# s: it is saying that anyone who fights openly; anyone who speaks the truth without fear - can be threatened.
# s: it is threating yellow, red any other colour that if you are too prominent, then you die.
# s: Who? Never before has an assisnation been used such weapons Aka, M16 and 2x M79. I saw it with my eyes tha they were well trained.
# s: I was 15-20m from the shooters. They used 4 cars, 10+ shooters. 5 CCTVs in the area were broken that day = people in power did it.
# s: They knew my car route == had been planning it for a long time. 4 cars. 1 went to left and shot. Then one overtook and shot from ahead.
# s: This is not a professional assassin, but a team to kill me. I believe it is an army team. Not the entire army.
# s: Since my shooting in Bangkok in front of Bank of Thailand, only Abhisit was worried about me and said that he would have to get to bottom
# s: But everyone else didn't say a thing. Felt it was normal to have weapons of war used in Bangkok. Some denied it. They didn't condemn it.
# s: This happened in state of emergency == someone big turned a blind eye. They said that these weapons are easy to find bullets weren't army
# Only 3-4 days ago did they say they will take care of army involved. They seem to want to say, go and die, I don't care
# 5x PAD leaders since 2549 and the 193 day protest... we kept quiet during red shirt protest. Proves who is violent.
# They want us democracy fighters dead (7 Oct), threatened (M79 attacks, 4 dead) and Don Muang attacks.
# One news source said that the Don Muang attacker and BOT attacker was the same. Told Thavorn and Wichai and they are about to arrest him.
# Sorry - not BOT, but constitutional court in previous tweet.
# New politics is more than bringing in new blood. PAD wants transparency and morals in politics. In all change, old power don't like it.
# Or new power who likes old power and doesn't want accountability. Be it in parliament, or threatening or media intimidation.
# It is a threat on PAD. Don't shake up old politics. This is dying thrash of old politics. But they forgot that PAD weapon is knowledge.
# More and more people gained knowledge during 193 days. Today there are millions of Sondhis who want a better future for Thailand.
# Some army like power, politicians who think that democracy = show of hands or old polit bureau, they all see this shooting as normal.
# I will not say who ordered the killing. Many people think it's Viriya, Pravit and Anupong. I don't think they planned it.
# But even it was true, I forgive you. I am happy to die for my country. But I am sad that my blood that spattered the ground...
# ... is not different from the blood of soldiers on KR / MY border. But I am sad that I was shot by people who are supposed to protect TH.
# Differences of opinion != have to kill. PAD has again proved we are non violence. Viriya's denials, I'm happy that she's not involved, BUT
# .. BUT you can't lie to yourself, and you will have to listen to your conscience until your last breath. I'm happy Viriya is not involved.
# I will give you a letter from HM the Queen's private sec on stopping the sale of t-shirts. You can judge for yourself.
# Over 200 rounds were fired. I was hit directly many times, once on the chest. There was a bruise on front and back.
# I have only one amulet, the amulet of righteousness. My attack has made people believe that good people are protect by the gods.
# My driver and bodyguard didn't die. My driver said the bullets were dancing around him. I was ready to die, but wanted TH, Buddhism and King
# I will not give up. Still have to rest, still very dizzy. Plan to go to some monasteries and go to USA, don't want to be here as a star when
# when police arrest who did it. Today, TH cannot go forward with this corruption, that corruption, vote buying is norm.
# If what we did was wrong, how would we be supported from 2549 with millions of supporters?
# s: this message goes everywhere, CNN, Japanese news, BBC. Question is who has AK, M16 and M79 if not the security forces. What mafia has it?
# Our protest is peaceful, we believe in new politics. I was the first to say that a new faction is building itself. We used to fight with Tux
# The reds have lost. 70% of red are arranged, they dont' have commitment, unlike PAD - 7 Oct, M79s. We believe we are right.
# Someone is trying to fill this void. If they are working towards new politics, we will be happy for them, but they want their turn in corrup
# Like the surayud government who thought it was their turn, Thaksin can't do anything, so they didn't do any reform and were in neutral.
# This will not bring PAD back to the street. Who is behind this? People who will lose their old benefits and resist with violence and bloodsh
# I can't speak for Abhisit, but I believe his life is likewise also in danger. I believe that Pattaya and MoI attacks were planned.
# I assume he has a better plan and more information than me (Abhisit). When thanee's investigation goes somewhere, he will have to decide.
Q&A starts here.
# I don't want revenge. I survived because of my good Karma.
# I have to be extra careful, life changed completely. Gunman still around and sources tell me that 4 of the gunmen have already been killed.
# I still hold a Thai passport ;)
# I am happy that PM changed the investigator from Jongrak to Thanee as JR said it was prob personal and he did the Santika case after all.
Other PAD leaders take to the stage now.
# somsak: 2550 constitution was designed to take care of corrupt officials, hence the cases started should end before we rewrite it.
# Pipob: 2550 is based very closely on 2540. But their behaviour remained the same. If they can change, then we will have our new politics.
# P: We do not believe changing the constitution will change anything, but if only the politicians changed, we would not have any problems.
# Somkiat: Everyone is under threat now, including PM, He had to sleep in section one commander's house. He has changed his secuirty team.
# Somkiat: this has led to bloody Songkran. Now the conflicts have moved to parliament re: constitution and amnesty. This will lead to chaos.
# Somkiat: Group of 40 senators immediately held a press con opposing the reconciliation committee make-up.
# 24-25... big PAD meeting at Impact. Please wait and listen to what we have. Chaos has come to parliment now.
# Uncle Chamlong: Enforcing law doesn't mean having to move in and kill protesters. We are hit with lots of lawsuits.
# chamlong: If Government were strong, things wouldn't be this bad re:ASEAN ++ through to Sondhi shooting. This ie because gov is scared.
# Pipob: MPs still lie in parliament - question is how can we change people, and empower constitutions?
# Suriyasai: Constituional comm will take 45 days to come to a conclusion, but they can't change it right away. Will take a lot more time.
# Somsak: If Tux hadn't cheated in elections, he couldn't have bought Ratchada land. You can't separate political crimes from real crimes.
# Somkiat: Chuan and Banyat have both opposed amending the constitution.
# Somsak: Please bring your hand clappers on 24-25 May, but gas masks are not needed :) THE END.
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