Soldiers Confiscate 'Thaksin Strawberry Jam'
By Khaosod English
MAE HONG SON — Soldiers have dismantled a food stall in northern Thailand for selling strawberry products with a logo resembling the face of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on their labels.
Five soldiers took down the roadside stall near the popular tourist town Pai in Mae Hong Son province yesterday. The stall's owner, Pichit Tamool, said soldiers refused to identify their ranks, units, or the reasons behind their action.
The soldiers confiscated all of the products with the Thaksin logo, which included twenty jars of strawberry jam, eight bottles of strawberry wine, and six bottles of orange juice.
"They didn't give me any documents. They didn't give any reason for dismantling my tents," said Pichit, who is also a local coordinator of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), the umbrella organisation of Thaksin's supporters.
Pichit said he is outraged and confused by the soldiers’ operation because his stall and products are properly registered under the law, and the Thaksin logo is merely a cartoon that bears no political statement.
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By Khaosod English
MAE HONG SON — Soldiers have dismantled a food stall in northern Thailand for selling strawberry products with a logo resembling the face of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on their labels.
Five soldiers took down the roadside stall near the popular tourist town Pai in Mae Hong Son province yesterday. The stall's owner, Pichit Tamool, said soldiers refused to identify their ranks, units, or the reasons behind their action.
The soldiers confiscated all of the products with the Thaksin logo, which included twenty jars of strawberry jam, eight bottles of strawberry wine, and six bottles of orange juice.
"They didn't give me any documents. They didn't give any reason for dismantling my tents," said Pichit, who is also a local coordinator of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), the umbrella organisation of Thaksin's supporters.
Pichit said he is outraged and confused by the soldiers’ operation because his stall and products are properly registered under the law, and the Thaksin logo is merely a cartoon that bears no political statement.
Full story: http://www.khaosoden...=11&typecate=06
