Bangkok, an army source says.
The source said Maj Gen Apirat would be made the commander of
the 1st Division, the King's Guard, which commands army forces in
Bangkok and nearby provinces as well as key military forces
upcountry, including Lop Buri.
Maj Gen Apirat Kongsompong was commander of the 11th Infantry
Division in Bangkok during the 2010 political unrest. He was among
key military officers involved in the crackdown on the red-shirt United
Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), which was seeking
the ouster of the Abhisit Vejjajiva government.
The source said army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha convinced caretaker
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to approve the military reshuffle.
Ms. Yingluck, in her capacity as caretaker defence minister, held a
meeting with military top brass at the Wing 6 base of Royal Thai Air
Force in Don Muang yesterday afternoon after. She endorsed the
armed forces reshuffle list for this year after a 30-minute meeting.
The source said 1st Army Corps commander Walit Rojanapakdi, who was seriously injured in a grenade attack at Kok Wua
intersection in clashes between red shirts and security officers in 2010, is tipped to be promoted to become the 4th Army
chief.
Lt Gen Walit, then the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, was among officers appointed to keep order at Kok Wua
intersection where red-shirt demonstrators gathered on April 10 of that year.
He was seriously injured when an "unidentified armed group" attacked soldiers with grenades during a clash in which both
officers and demonstrators were killed.
His name was also on on the UDD's "blacklist" of enemies, along with Maj Gen Apirat, the source said. As a result, it would
be difficult for him to be promoted in the 1st Army, which supervises the Central Plains, including Bangkok
Being promoted to 4th Army chief overseeing the southern provinces should be a suitable compromise for him, the source
said.
Lt Gen Walit already has experience of handling security issues in the restive far South, from when he was affiliated with the
21st Infantry Regiment and worked as a deputy commander of the 1st Army Corps.
The incumbent 4th Army chief is Lt Gen Sakon Chuentrakul who is likely to be promoted to the rank of general before his
retirement at the end of September.
The military reshuffle list this year has been finalised and the caretaker prime minister did not change anything, permanent
secretary for defence Gen Nipat Thonglek said.
The reshuffle lists would be submitted to the Election Commission for endorsement, which is expected to take less than a
week, he said.
Bangkok, an army source says.
The source said Maj Gen Apirat would be made the commander of
the 1st Division, the King's Guard, which commands army forces in
Bangkok and nearby provinces as well as key military forces
upcountry, including Lop Buri.
Maj Gen Apirat Kongsompong was commander of the 11th Infantry
Division in Bangkok during the 2010 political unrest. He was among
key military officers involved in the crackdown on the red-shirt United
Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), which was seeking
the ouster of the Abhisit Vejjajiva government.
The source said army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha convinced caretaker
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to approve the military reshuffle.
Ms. Yingluck, in her capacity as caretaker defence minister, held a
meeting with military top brass at the Wing 6 base of Royal Thai Air
Force in Don Muang yesterday afternoon after. She endorsed the
armed forces reshuffle list for this year after a 30-minute meeting.
The source said 1st Army Corps commander Walit Rojanapakdi, who was seriously injured in a grenade attack at Kok Wua
intersection in clashes between red shirts and security officers in 2010, is tipped to be promoted to become the 4th Army
chief.
Lt Gen Walit, then the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, was among officers appointed to keep order at Kok Wua
intersection where red-shirt demonstrators gathered on April 10 of that year.
He was seriously injured when an "unidentified armed group" attacked soldiers with grenades during a clash in which both
officers and demonstrators were killed.
His name was also on on the UDD's "blacklist" of enemies, along with Maj Gen Apirat, the source said. As a result, it would
be difficult for him to be promoted in the 1st Army, which supervises the Central Plains, including Bangkok
Being promoted to 4th Army chief overseeing the southern provinces should be a suitable compromise for him, the source
said.
Lt Gen Walit already has experience of handling security issues in the restive far South, from when he was affiliated with the
21st Infantry Regiment and worked as a deputy commander of the 1st Army Corps.
The incumbent 4th Army chief is Lt Gen Sakon Chuentrakul who is likely to be promoted to the rank of general before his
retirement at the end of September.
The military reshuffle list this year has been finalised and the caretaker prime minister did not change anything, permanent
secretary for defence Gen Nipat Thonglek said.
The reshuffle lists would be submitted to the Election Commission for endorsement, which is expected to take less than a
week, he said.
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