"What Thaksin had done wrong"

Summary of Council for National Security's "White Paper" detailing Thaksin's alleged wrongdoings

Why did Council for National Security overthrow the Thaksin administration?

Corruption/conflict of interests

- Changed concessions on mobile phone business as excise tax
- Created satellite business to gain promotion from Board of Investment
- Corruption at Suvarnabhumi Airport and the purchase of CTX bomb detection scanners
- Corruption in the construction of railway Airport Link
- Lack of transparency in privatisation of state enterprises
- Media interference

Abuse of power

- Appointed family, relatives, close aides to highranking positions of the state
- Used state budget without seeking approval from the House in projects to promote government popularity
- Abuse of power by negotiating with foreign countries for the interest of themselves (Exim bank loans)
- Abuse of power by instructing state agencies to investigate assets of government opponents

Infringe on ethics and moral integrity of country leader

- Sold satellite concession and television station to a foreign country
- Evaded taxes from share sale

Interference in political check system

- Interfered with the Senate which appointed independent agencies that checked the government

- Interfered with the appointment of Election Commission, Constitution Court judge and National Counter Corruption Commission and AuditorGeneral

Policy flaws that led to human rights violation

- Extrajudicial killing of drug suspects
- Policy mismanagement and abuse of power in solving violence in the south

Created rift and destroyed unity of the public and instigating confrontation

- Blocked information that checked the government and the prime minister
- Created confrontation between anti and pro government supporters.

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