Attack by academia on action leader Suthep
An insult to democracy, a time bomb that could ignite civil war, a utopia, unworkable. There is little appreciation from the academic world for the idea of action leader Suthep Thaugsuban to replace the current government with a Volksraad and to ask the king to appoint an interim prime minister.
Suthep has now expanded his action repertoire again. In an interview with Bangkok Post he says he wants to have a "peaceful coup by the people" carried out. "The difference with a military coup is that the army only needs a few hours to seize power, but the people are unarmed, so it takes longer."
The Volksraad should consist of 1 members, some directly elected from all walks of life, others appointed. Politicians or members of political parties are not welcome. The Volksraad and an interim cabinet would be allowed to stay in power for a maximum of 1,5 to XNUMX years. Asked what that coup by the people entails, he says he is going to shut down the bureaucracy. "When the bureaucracy doesn't work, the Yingluck government comes to an end."
Suthep, against whom an arrest warrant has been issued, says he will not turn himself in until his task is completed: to eradicate the 'Thaksin regime' with root and branch. The protests will resume tomorrow and last until Monday.
The majority of the academic world is disapproving of his plans. Some reactions:
- Nakharin Mektrairat (Kasetsart University): The only option is to dissolve the House of Representatives by Yingluck. After that, the government becomes caretaker with the task of bringing about reforms.
- Kowit Wongsurawat (Moral and Political Science Academy of the Royal Institute): Dissolution of the House and a prime minister acceptable to all parties.
- Prapas Pintoptaeng (Chulalongkorn University): Thailand should learn from South America where popular councils have failed. Some social groups used it to seize power. Suthep's ideas ultimately only lead to violence. A prime minister appointed by the king has been proposed before, but the king himself dismissed it at the time.
- Worachet Pakeerut (Thammasat): Eventually the government will bow to the pressure and resign, but the country's problems remain unsolved.
- Kevin Hewison (Murdoch University, Australia): Suthep's demands can only be realized with the support of the army, the judiciary or the palace. "It will be oppressive nepotism instead of new politics."
Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul (Foreign Affairs) calls Suthep's plan unconstitutional. 'The proposal is a figment of his imagination. He is ill and should see a doctor. Maybe he's been under too much pressure, so his thinking has become abnormal now.'
(Source: Bangkok Post, Dec. 5, 2013)
Worachet Pakeerut, a leader of the Nitirat group (Thammasat University) also said that if Suthep has his way, it could lead to a 'civil war'. Here in the north you often hear people say that 'Bangkok' doesn't care about them and thinks only of itself. Some jokingly add that it might be better if the north secedes from Thailand. This does indicate how deep the gulf is that people experience between 'Bangkok' and the 'province'. Suthep will only make that gap deeper and perhaps unbridgeable.
And so it is Mr. Tino Kuis.
I also hear that comment more and more here in the north of Thailand.
Bangkok and the surrounding area are not very interested in hearing what is happening here in the north.
Thanks to the Thaksin regime, say, something finally happened.
New ring roads in and around Chiangmai .
I can still remember the night safari and the flower exhibition.
But that's both all.
Example in Chiangmai there is not a single head office of any government or government agency.
then
A head office of, for example, a Thai bank or telephone company or insurance company.
Or a large exhibition, eg car and home
Only what we have here in the north is mainly a few universities
And the tourist industry.
Agricultural .
That's why I've been hearing the splitting of Thailand into North and South for a long time now.
But we have seen this before in history in some countries, including America
The idea of a new Lanna empire, for example.
Where I live they sometimes ask me, can you speak yong.
Yong is a language that comes from the north, where I live, although you could even speak Thai well.
You really don't understand this language.
You could compare it with, for example, Frisian in Holland.
I hope it doesn't ever get as far as I write here.
But divisions are big in Thailand , and getting everyone back on the same political track is a Hell of a job .
Greetings Jantje.
I don't understand what he's saying, but his body language tells me enough. It's a dangerous man.
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“An affront to democracy, a time bomb that could ignite civil war, unworkable.”
That's how you can characterize the current situation with the Yingluck government, if you like. The pot calls the kettle, I can already hear the demonstrators shout.
In the current stalemate, in my opinion, no solution should be ruled out in advance. And it is certainly not wise for the sympathizers of this government or the academics to refer to the constitution. The Thaksin fans themselves would have been more than happy to violate them in order to get their leader back. And the constitution has often been flouted (or suspended, or amended) in this country in order to break through existing contradictions or deadlocks.
As long as the parties do not agree WHAT the problems in this country actually are and WHAT the causes are, any discussion about solutions is doomed to fail. And the solutions to be chosen in the near future will again be the subject of and battle between different camps and parties.
It is more and more clear that the dangerous Suthep thinks only of his own power…he rejects all calls for talk….however you turn it, every “democratic” election will lead to the same result…if the opposition is like that everywhere reacts, and avoids constructive conversations because one does not get his own way…….the world is in chaos again.An order has been issued to arrest him…..They should have done this long before the other despots on the gives the idea that with populist shouting they become popular so to speak and can mobilize a few thousand people for their own honor and glory…they don't care xxxxx(own censorship;) that they endanger the economy and honor of the country.
The current government believes to demonize the "opponents" by having them charged.
And at the same time wanting to change the constitution to rid one's own ranks of any debt.
Lead for old iron…….
It is incomprehensible to me to see how a person wanted with an arrest warrant, every night through the
picture tube is running. It is incomprehensible how the TV Cameras pursue him every inch. Strange that a Thai arrest team can't do this? Via the live TV you can clearly see where he is?
The answer is simple: -someone- doesn't want him to be arrested and be able to tell what he thinks conceivable.
The same was with the High Society monk and with Taksin. Everyone was convinced and knew why they had to be arrested. But again and again the Thai government is waiting for these two to find themselves abroad and then (too late) to act. In a country where the judiciary even seems to be corrupt, is democracy something for the better crooks?
Dear top martin,
Does justice exist in this country? If a poor slob steals 20.000 baht, he will go to prison for five years, after a confession of course. Another is on the loose after being charged with murder or treason.