'The attack against Thaksin Shinawatra has started'
It seems that the 'Payback time' has arrived, the attacks on former Prime Minister Thaksin continue. A member of the National Council for the Reform Program has called for more action against Thaksin. Prasarn Marukpitak said Thaksin would have to surrender his royal honors he received during his long career in the police and politics.
This is remarkable because the current government has consistently called for reconciliation and unity between the warring political parties. Nevertheless, the government seems ready to launch a frontal attack. The reason for this is that Thaksin claimed in an interview with the newspaper Chosun Ilbo that the military coup of May 22 last year was supported by the Privy Council, an advisory body to the king.
In response, the junta decided to revoke Thaksin's two passports and prosecute him for lèse majesté. The Police Commission yesterday recommended stripping Thaksin's rank of lieutenant colonel from the police force.
Meanwhile, police throughout Thailand have been put on high alert because there is fear of a reaction from the camp of the red shirts who support Thaksin. Ppolice commissioner Somyot ordered extra security measures and checks in Bangkok, among others.
Source: Bangkok Post – http://goo.gl/emqIC2
Start the game again? Is Mr. Taharn (prayuth) afraid of anything? I think the truth hurts but the Thai people know it. Unfortunately , democracy is the big loser . Let's hope that the military state becomes a democracy one day...
This proves that people are really afraid of Thaksin, as far as we know he is very loved by the poor, he was a problem for the elite in Bangkok, and was accused of corruption. (oh, corruption in Thailand?) He is said to have done a lot of good work for the lower class, of course to the detriment of the rich, provided solar panels for the poor farmers, had many roads built with lighting, the new airport was also his idea, (suddenly there was nothing good about it anymore?)
If Thaksin can come back, they will know in Bangkok who will be the new prime minister, that is their biggest problem!
DEMOCRACY ???
When Thaksin beats the drum , the current management of Thailand becomes very nervous .
Nice was an interview this week, by a journalist with Thaksin, I believe by CNN.
At the end she asked Thaksin , do you think you could ever become PM of Thailand again .
To which Thaksin replied I do not rule this out.
Beautiful , he is not afraid of anything .
Thaksin will soon be the nail in Prayuth 's coffin .
Jan Beute.
Fortunately, Taksin is now stripped of his stripes. It is not the 'elte of Bangkok' at all, many ordinary people from FAR outside of Bangkok have had to demonstrate long enough for action to be taken. I know a lot of Thai people, even outside Bangkok, from all walks of life, and everyone is very happy with the military coup. Prayut has already set the record straight, credit where credit is due
I can't imagine what state Thailand would be in if Yingluck (or rather Taksin) had continued to rule.
Unfortunately, there are many people in Thailand who do not know exactly what democracy means, and they are also very easy to influence by the opposition.
That everyone is so satisfied with the coup is only partially true, so that these satisfied ones consist only of the hopeless opposition, or those people who do not know what real democracy means.
The name Thaksin, and the party that represented this family, still has a large following among the country's population, and is still a thorn in the side of the much smaller elite opposition, not to mention a threat.
This threat is the only reason why people try to eliminate the Thaksins, over and over again, with a kind of anti-propaganda.
In contrast to the actions of the protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, which kept Bangkok in check for months, and which caused a lot of economic damage, including deaths and injuries, Suthep Thaugsuban had little to fear, because the judges, if any, are part of the small elite opposition.
Unfortunately, the Thaksin family, or any other family, does not have this bonus, as long as they represent a democratically elected majority, which does not give the elite any chance in the next election.
@Barbara, in what kind of condition do you think? Thaksin made sure that from, I thought, every Amphur or province could have someone study abroad, at the expense of the state. After the coup of 2006, these students suddenly found themselves without money and their studies cut short, do you mean such a situation? Thaksin provided Free Healthcare for the Thai population. Every Thai own house where the registration for this by the Thais (including my wife's sister) after coup 2006 was null and void. OTOP was also founded by him. Thus there are many examples of the good he did or tried to do for his people, born and raised as an ordinary boy himself. He disagreed with the self-sufficiency policy of you know who, and proclaimed it loudly. That was the reason for the 2006 coup and sanctioned by, yes who?
Thaksin also let the poor in Thailand borrow money.
Supposedly to be able to set up a business, but no doubt knowing full well that in a village where everyone sets up a mini market, no one earns money.
So that money has all been spent on fun things.
Only the debts remained faithful to their owner.
Democracy does not have the same meaning here in Thailand. That small 'elite' does not exist. There is a part of the population that no longer buys into it – that votes can simply be bought. This has nothing to do with Bangkok, but with general development and prosperity. I have seen with my own eyes the payment to the red shirts, and also how this only has to do with money. Taksin has sown a lot of division, people from the 'wrong' camp no longer speak to each other, etc
He only tries to come back to try again to divert the big money to his accounts outside Thailand through a possible position of power
Barbara,
1. Democracy means the same here and everywhere, namely that everyone may think, talk and decide on all matters and decisions that concern them. Thais know damn well what democracy is.
2. All parties hand out money for the elections, the Democrats even more, as they themselves have admitted. Then everyone enters the voting booth and makes their own choice. See Chris Baker's opinion:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/383418/vote-buying-claims-nothing-but-dangerous-nonsense
It is only Thaksin's detractors who keep bringing up vote buying to deny the legitimacy of the Red victories.
3 If you think that only Thaksin is corrupt and divisive, you are very wrong. Other people and parties are equally involved. Suthep was a corrupt man and sowed much division.
Placing the blame for the political problems in Thailand exclusively on Thaksin is nonsense and will not take Thailand any further.
Today there is a good article in the Bangkok Post by Veera Prateepchaikul, Prayut can think twice about the attack on Thaksin.
As Veera writes, the world is watching, read the article.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/578295/thaksin-affair-is-boiling-so-extreme-care-is-needed
Any idea where Taksin got his money from?
Devaluation of the Thai baht in 1998, the Asian crisis started here in Thailand and Taksin had a big hand in it from his position of power. Then he got a telecom monopoly from his croonies friends and of course with a monopoly you only have one player who rakes in all the money.
Then cheap baits to recruit votes: 'war on drugs' (2000 deaths), 'free healthcare' for 200 baht (where was that healthcare supposed to come from?) and so on.
I certainly do not deny that there is a RICH elite in Thailand, that's right. It is also true that they are trying to gain power. But no one has raised such a huge capital so fraudulently and is therefore very dangerous.
I also know that this is going to be a welles-noss game so I'll stop with this. Everyone can think differently about this (especially if the Thai 'constituency' comes from the northeast)
Thaksin did not try to limit the power of the elite, but tried to take over the power of the elite and start a new elite himself.
He was busy filling the army and police with family and friends.
Barbara, you get defensive and try to find everything you can to smear this man. He was elected in legal elections, just like Rutte in the Netherlands. I have lived among Thais for more than 40 years, have no friends or acquaintances in the farang ex-pat community and have experienced this from the beginning. He tried to make the lives of ordinary Thais more bearable. A kind of AOW, free health care (30 baht, no Euro 360 deductible) each Amphur could provide 1 student to study abroad at state expense (after the coup they were without money) each school required a native English-speaking teacher to to teach English, to give every Thai their own house for which their wife's sister registered (after the coup it was no more, so back to the sheet-iron shed), the war on drugs was received with cheers by the majority of Thais and they fully supported Thaksin, except the dealers who were selling at the schools. Thaksin paid off the IMF loan made by the previous tinkering government to the IMF in 2,5 (two and a half) years. There was even a day off in Thailand to celebrate this fact. OTOP was also his. There are many more positive deeds done by him, try to find them.
This story is indeed true.
Thaksin already paid off Thailand's debt incurred during the Asia crisis in the 70s to the WMF or IMF before the end of the loan.
My spouse often says to me, when Thaksin was in power, something was visibly done about the increasing drug use (especially Yaba).
He was strict here in the death penalty, and then amnesty sounded the alarm.
Because that is of course not allowed to just shoot drug traffickers, the many victims of drugs and the misery surrounding it in Thailand are of course not something you heard about in amnesty.
You could see the trade and especially the traders were fewer on the streets and in the neighborhood.
Now in 2015 also there where I live, under the Hr. Prayuth trade is booming like never before .
Even among many young people up to high school level.
Where is that army of the PM , I no longer see them driving through the streets in their copy Toyota Hummers jeep .
Prayuth says and promises a lot, but does little in practice.
Let his army come out of the barracks , put them to work in Thailand and let them finally check things out properly .
But I think they prefer to sleep during the day , because it 's too hot out there .
In the beginning it was quiet for a while (just as a simple example), the motorized mafia (money lenders) were invisible for a few weeks.
Well, they weren't that invisible, instead of on a Honda CBR 250 they now did their work on a regular Honda Wafe of Dream.
Now they are once again clearly visible in the streets on their Honda big bikes through the streets and Sois with us, of course with their helmets on.
Illegal gambling is also back , after being away for a very short time .
I was recently touring around on my bike through a small and remote Soi somewhere,
Didn't know what I saw, many Thai men (they don't work) were gambling.
I then thought while sitting on my bike, Prayuth where is your army then.
Why do I see things like a simple farang that you don't or don't want to see.
Long live the current management of Thailand , now everything will be fine .
He who believes everything has a calf in his head.
Jan Beute.