Thailand: the Prime Ministers speak
Amid ugly scenes on the streets of Bangkok, I spoke to both the former Thai prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, and the current prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
First I asked Mr Thaksin, who is living in self-imposed exile, if he is organising the anti-government protests himself. Here's the interview:
Then I asked Mr Abhisit if he gave the order to soldiers confronting the protesters to use live ammunition to disperse them.
(Broadcast on Newshour, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service, 13 April 2009)
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