Thai opposition 'red shirt' says plot to kill PM a setup


  • World
  • Monday, 20 Mar 2017

BANGKOK (Reuters) - An exiled "red shirt" opponent of Thailand's junta accused police of trying to set him up after they said they had found a cache of weapons and uncovered a plot to kill the prime minister.

The government said it would seek Wuthipong Kochathamakun's extradition from neighbouring Laos and pledged to stop anything which could cause unrest in Thailand, where the opposition has been largely silenced since a 2014 coup.

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