Flashermac Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Senator seeks legitimacy of emergency declaration A group of 40 senators today is going to ask the Constitutional Court to rule on the government’s declaration of a state of emergency as they considered it violated the Constitution. A member of the group, Paibul Nititawan, an appointed senator, said the declaration of the state of emergency by the government yesterday was a clear violation of Articles 181 (4) and 237 of the Constitution. He said that after the declaration, all anti-government protests in Bangkok and adjacent provinces covered by the state of emergency must halt all their protest and stop criticizing the government or the ruling Pheu Thai party which will discredit its image and undermine its popularity in the election. The state of emergency covers the entire Bangkok, Nonthaburi and parts of Pathum Thani and Samut Prakarn. It will be effective for 60 days. Moreover, the planned use of 12,000-men strong force to supervise election is also tantamount to exploiting state resources for election purpose and is a violation of the Constitution, although there is no sign yet these security personnel have exercised their authorities to create political advantage to the government. Article 181 prohibits the government from exploiting state officials for election advantage, while Article 237 bans a political party from doing anything that will enable it to have an advantage in the election, he said. He said he would ask the Constitutional Court to have a ruling on January 23. http://englishnews.t...cy-declaration/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huumlaar Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Went past Asoke and MBK sites, even less people than Sunday when it seemed a few 100 then, even less now, just music and tourists buying stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 They are all out marching at the moment. Do not be fooled by the low numbers. People need to work. At my condo everyone is anxiously watching Blue Sky. They will come out again if the police moves on the sites. For now they are working and prolly to lazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Cambodians smuggled in for violent attacks: Navy A senior Navy officer alleged yesterday that Cambodians have been smuggled into Thailand to carry out violent attacks on anti-government protesters - similar, he said, to what happened prior to the red-shirt turmoil in Bangkok mid-2010. Rear Admiral Winai Klom-in, commander of the Navy’s Naval Special Warfare Command, said 10 vans carrying Cambodians entered Thailand through the eastern border on Monday night. "It's the police's work to check this out, with their many detectives available in all jurisdictions. I don't understand why the police have neglected their responsibility on this," he said. Winai also accused the "men in black" - military men who he said were linked with the pro-government red-shirt movement, of being behind both grenade attacks on crowds of protesters, on Banthad Thong Road during a march last Friday, and at the Victory Monument rally site last Sunday. One man was killed in the first attack and dozens more injured in both blasts. "The way the person threw that grenade [on Sunday], in the eye of military-trained people like us, shows where these people were trained. "To me, I am confident that it's the same training given to the 'men in black' during the red-shirt protests in 2009 and 2010," he said. Asked if he thought people linked "with state authorities" were behind last Sunday's attack and the 'men in black', Winai said: "The incidents occurred just recently, and, with abundant personnel responsible for investigations, what is being done? "People across the country are asking the same question, like I would like to ask. "Whatever you do now, please stop. Thais must not kill Thais, or must not have foreigners kill their countrymen. These things should never happen in Thailand," he said. Asked if "those in power" planned to play "hard ball" against protesters in the anti-government movement this week, Winai said the violence had escalated long ago. "I would like to ask what wrong the protesters have done. They have done nothing wrong nor acted violently." The Navy reaffirmed yesterday that the three armed Navy officers who were detained by police last week were part of a special drug crackdown, its secretary Rear Admiral Kan Diubon said. They were part of a 10-member team officially working undercover to gather intelligence and information about the smuggling of drugs from the east to the capital. Police arrested and detained the three Navy officers at a road checkpoint last Wednesday after weapons including guns were found in their vehicle. The search also revealed security cards of the Students Network. Kan said after the incident, all officers were ordered to return to their office to prevent further misunderstanding or possible conflicts at the demonstration. Referring to the security guard's cards, the general said it was necessary for the men to have them to facilitate their investigation at rally sites. The vehicle and weapons were officially registered for use on the mission, he said. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Cambodians-smuggled-in-for-violent-attacks-Navy-30224877.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitagawn Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 "The way the person threw that grenade [on Sunday], in the eye of military-trained people like us, shows where these people were trained." WTF????????? What training?? It was a girly type throw- Who is kidding who here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Maybe they were trained by girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Interesting, govt just on tv said it will not use most of the powers granted under SOE: bangkokpundit â€@bangkokpundit 59s Per @pakhead Govt says will only use some of powers under SOE & won't use curfew, censorship, & restrictions on movement powers No curfew, that means my birthday this saturday is still on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 so whats the point of the SOE if not gonna use its powers? just scare of needed tourist $? 5555555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 No curfew, that means my birthday this saturday is still on! That means you won't have to stage your own protest march after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitagawn Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Happy Birthday have fun be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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