BBC Raid?

May. 02 2009
2bangkok.com reported a few days ago "A source informs us that the Special Branch police are at this moment raiding BBC offices in Bangkok, looking for evidence against Jakrapob".

BP: Having checked with a few sources* who are familiar with what went on, BP feels confident to say there was a visit by the police to request information about Jakrapob (the BBC and a number of foreign journalists had interviewed Jakrapob a few days earlier).

It was not a raid and there was no search warrant. It was simply a couple of cops who showed up wanting the BBC interview with Jakrapob and information about Jakrapob. It was not clear to those present exactly what information the two coppers wanted. They went away empty-handed and were told to send a written request.
The amusing thing is that it was not long that those in the PM's Office became aware of what happened, but it seems they couldn't get any information from the coppers directly so they sent a senior police officer from the local police station to the BBC to ask what they first group of coopers wanted.

Am unable to find it confirm, but a Democrat spokesman has issued a statement where the government denies approving the "raid".

They have been frantically trying to clean up the mess and find out who sent the first group of coppers. However, the government may want to reflect on the message is it sending to government officers about the foreign media acting as though they serve Thaksin before being surprised about how the coppers act.

*Unfortuntately BP can't name them, but as this post does slightly defend the government, BP doubts anyone thinks this blog is on Abhisit's payroll. The sources have provided information which have proved accurate before. See