Suthep 'must Surrender' To Allow Talks

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Specially look at the highlighted bit. And this guy, Surapong, is the new head of the "center for the Administration of Peace and Order". Thaksin's nephew, whom gave him back his passport illegally! And refuses to withdraw it again.

 

As Terry Fredrickson from the Bangkok Post tweeted today:

Terry Fredrickson â€@terryfrd 1h

Surapong, new head of CAPO, could be a great recruiting tool for protests if they continue & he continues speaking: http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/383185/surapong-tells-suthep-to-turn-himself-in …

 

 

Suthep 'must surrender' to allow talks

 

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/383185/surapong-tells-suthep-to-turn-himself-in

 

People's Democratic Reform Committee leader Suthep Thaugsuban should surrender if he wants to discuss his plans for a "people's council" with the government, Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said on Wednesday.

Mr Surapong, who is in charge of the Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (Capo), said Mr Suthep must turn himself in to face a charge of insurrection if he wants to hold talks with the government on his ideas.

 

Officials would be breaching Section 114 of the Criminal Code and liable to between three to 15 years in jail if they talked to Mr Suthep while he is still wanted under an arrest warrant, said Mr Surapong.

Mr Surapong added that Mr Suthep's demand that a royally bestowed prime minister be appointed under Section 7 of the charter is not constitutionally justified.

"Mr Suthep's proposal is a figment of his imagination. He is sick and should see a doctor. He may have been under too much pressure from the legal cases and the arrest warrant against him, causing his thinking to become abnormal," he said.

"We are glad to listen to his proposals regarding Sections 3 and 7, as long as they are within the scope of democracy and the constitution."

Mr Surapong said he had told Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra that he believed the protests would continue after Dec 5, the King's birthday, so barriers at protest target sites and the Internal Security Act should remain in place.

Mr Surapong said police chief Adul Saengsingkaew had told him that a police helicopter observing the protests was fired on, causing about one million baht damage to the rotor blades.

He said Capo's public relations spokesman, Information and Communications Technology Minister Anudith Nakhonthap, would keep Thai and foreign media outlets abreast of developments.