Abhisit at Samak’s funeral

Nick Nostitz - 01 Dec, 2009

On 30 November 2009 Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, accompanied by Satit Wongnongtoey, made his appearance at Samak’s funeral, and attended the rites. The security presence was heavy, police was afraid that a similar incident might occur as happened when Nevin Chidchob came at the first day of the rites. Nothing to speak of happened other than when Abhisit arrived some of the many Red Shirts in attendance voiced their anger slightly. Police took no chances though, and deployed portable sound gun in case the Red Shirts made a move.

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Nick Nostitz
Nick Nostitz lived and worked in Thailand for 23 years as a photojournalist and writer, and has contributed extensively to New Mandala’s coverage of Thai political life and conflict since 2008. His books include "Patpong, Bangkok’s twilight zone: a photographic diary" and "Red vs. Yellow (Vol 1: Thailand’s Crisis of Identity & Vol 2: Thailand’s political awakening)".
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