Coss Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 In what seems to be a renewed attempt to seek a royal pardon for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a pro-red-shirt weekly published an article asking what happened to the petition with 3 million signatures that was submitted two years ago. The article published in the latest edition of Maha Prachachon, which does not include the author's name, calls on Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Justice Minister Pracha Promnok to follow up with the Corrections Department, which oversees the royal pardon process and regulations. The article also provides background information on the much-publicised red-shirt rally in August 2009, during which the petition was handed over to an official of the Royal Household Bureau at the Grand Palace. Pheu Thai party-list MP Nattawut Saikua said it was the government's responsibility see the progress and report to the public. Asked whether he would lead red shirts to "seek an answer" from Yingluck or Pracha, Nattawut said: "If I say yes, then the headlines will say that the red shirts use mob rule to press for their demands." My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Asked whether he would lead red shirts to "seek an answer" from Yingluck or Pracha, Nattawut said: "If I say yes, then the headlines will say that the red shirts use mob rule to press for their demands." Which of course is exactly what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpharlap Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Anyone else on here see an analogy of current Thai politics and the movie "Rise of the "Planet of the Apes" or is it just me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I see more an anology with the rise of the Nazi's which is more worrying. w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpharlap Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I am not to sure about that, it is just someone else trying to get to the corrupt proceeds. Thailand has always been corrupt, and the lack of accountability in Thailand politics has been pervading, for many a year, no matter who is in government ... do the Reds command anything more than a shift of the wealth from metropolitan areas to the rural north, which will be futile due to the paucity of infrastructure in the north. They themselves wrestle with the taboo "Thaksin", but there have been many a country that shelters former despots, say, for example, Pinochet whereas England is suppose to be a bastion of democracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I think everybody knew all along that Mr. T. could never do any wrong - just impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpharlap Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I wonder sometimes if Thailand will follow some other Asian countries and have a North and South Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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