… He found himself involved in the Red Shirt (anti-government) protests in Bangkok and he was more or less living in a red shirt compound,” Mr Whisson said.
“He wasn’t at the Red Shirt camp when there was a crackdown there last Wednesday. He managed to escape that and managed to move to an apartment.
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It is understood Purcell received similar advice from the Australian Embassy in Bangkok. Mr Whisson said he last heard from his friend “three or four days ago”.
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“Looks like the government wants to make clear its threat that it would show no mercy to foreigners who got involved, they want us here only buying beer and prostitutes,” he wrote.
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Bangkok is returning to normal after a dramatic few weeks in which anti-government red shirt protesters established a fort in the city’s centre and agitated for fresh elections.
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