Thailand's Senior Military Official Refutes Accusation That Military Coup Was Pre-Planned

Thailand's senior military official told BBC that the coup that put the army in control of the country's government in May, was not planned. Lt. Gen. Chatchalerm Chalermsukh, the deputy chief of staff and a member of the military governing body that now runs the country, denied accusations by an opposition leader that the military had planned to overthrow the government for a long time, and added that the coup was only orchestrated to contain a rapidly worsening political situation, BBC reported...