THe UDD's rivals' the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) had a very different view of events. The coup, they said, rid the country of a corrupt prime minister who was a danger to Thailand's monarchy. The deposed prime minister abuses his power to enrich his family's businesses, a view they believe was confirmed when his assets were later frozen and finally seized. Their goal was to make sure the former prime minister would never return and to oppose any government set up to allow that to happen.