Just as the protests against the judiciary's housing estate on sacred Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai reach their height, the protesters have been thrown off guard by seemingly coordinated spin to detract and discredit their moves.
In the past two weeks, questions casting doubts over the protesters' motives have gone viral on social media: Why protest now? Why was nothing done earlier when it was easier to stop this housing project? Why wait until it's too late now that the project is almost complete?
In an apparent effort to protect the judiciary and the military government, it was said the housing project was approved by a pro-Thaksin government and that the construction contract was given to his cronies.
