BANGKOK, Dec 2 – Opposition Democrat party leader and former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday postponed his testimony to police on his government’s crackdown against Red Shirt protesters during April-May last year, saying he needed more time to prepare documents.

Speaking to reporters before leaving for Sukhothai province, 400 km north of the capital, Mr Abhisit said he had only just received a letter from the Metropolitan Police Bureau asking him to testify, but said he had not read it yet, and that he was not aware whether he had to testify with former deputy premier Suthep Thaugsuban.

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