Sophon Supapong is a former Senator for Bangkok

Bangkok

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 in the National Assembly of Thailand

Thailand

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 and the former President of Bangchak Petroleum.

In 2005, Sophon accused the United States

United States

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 of being the mastermind behind bombings in the South Thailand insurgency

South Thailand insurgency

An ethnic separatist insurgency is taking place in Southern Thailand, predominantly in the Malay Pattani region, made up of the three southernmost provinces of Thailand. Violence has increasingly spilling over into other provinces...

. As a Senator, Sophon accused Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra

Thaksin Shinawatra

Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai businessman and politician, who was Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006, when he was overthrown in a military coup....

 of taking part in the Finland Plan and using gains from the privatization of state energy company PTT

PTT Public Company Limited

PTT Public Company Limited, PTT PCL, or simply PTT is a Thai state-owned SET-listed oil and gas company. Formerly known as the Petroleum Authority of Thailand, it owns extensive submarine gas pipelines in the Gulf of Thailand, a network of LPG terminals throughout the Kingdom, and is involved in...

 in a plan to overthrow the Chakri

Chakri

Chakri may refer to:* Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand from 1782 to 1809* The Chakri Dynasty, the royal house of Thailand* Chakri , a form of folk music in Kashmir* Chakri , Tollywood music director...

 dynasty and establish a communist dictatorship

Dictatorship

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. It was revealed in April 2007 that Sophon was paid by the military junta to criticize deposed Premier Thaksin Shinawatra

Thaksin Shinawatra

Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai businessman and politician, who was Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006, when he was overthrown in a military coup....

 following the 2006 Thailand coup. However, Sophon continued to deny that he received any payment.