Remarkable plea from Prime Minister Yingluck yesterday during her working visit to Mukdahan. Yingluck calls on independent institutions to handle cases against the government 'justly and fairly'. Does she already see the storm coming?
Yingluck said this in response to allegations that these institutions are out to bring down the government through legal means. It is not clear from the message who is making the accusations. The matters Yingluck refers to are about the validity of the elections and the status of the government. Delicious fodder for lawyers. I summarize them briefly.
- At the request of a lecturer in law from Thammasat University, the National Ombudsman has petitioned the Constitutional Court about the elections. They have not been entirely according to the book and should therefore be declared invalid.
- A second petition has been filed by protest leader Thaworn Sennam. According to him, the government can no longer stay in power because 30 days have passed since the elections. The law prescribes that the House of Representatives must meet within that period to elect a new government.
Yingluck said more. The ongoing demonstrations are damaging the country's economy. The government is doing its best to mitigate any impact of the protests on the economy. But the government cannot solve the problem alone. The protesters must also contribute by being more cooperative, the prime minister said. "Confidence will be restored when we start with resuming the electoral process so that a new government can be formed."
Responding to pressure from the business and tourism sector to end the state of emergency, Yingluck said it was important for authorities to have resources to maintain peace and order and prevent more violence.
The resignation of the government, which the protest movement is urging, is out of the question. “Since the dissolution of the House of Representatives, we have been obliged to continue as caretaker government until a new government takes office. We have our duty and cannot give up halfway through our duty.'
(Source: Bangkok Post, March 8, 2014)
Of course, or better hopefully, Yingluck (and dear brother) sees the storm. Her resignation would be a relief to the country, and the storm also to the north, which is so ravaged by drought.
Yingluck fair ? (snicker chuckle hihi ) The worst thing about political jokes is that sometimes they become Prime Minister. Just read here on TB that Secretary Thawil was transferred because he had to leave the field on the orders of Prime Minister Yingluck, so that his position as chief of police could be taken over by Thaksin's brother-in-law, the court found a typical case of patronage. So we can also add this to her CV.
The head of the National Security Council has always been a political, not a bureaucratic appointment. Abhisit appointed Thawil Pliensri to that post because his predecessor, General Paradorn, was associated with Thaksin. Thawil has always been an opponent of both Thaksin and Yingluck and the red shirts; he also played an important role in the removal of the red shirts in 2010. Thawil regularly participates in Suthep's demonstrations. So it is totally normal that Yingluck removed Thawil from that important post. Abhisit did exactly the same in 2008 as Yingluck did in 2011. But yes, those courts…….
And did Yingluck then also go to court? ..and if so, what did the court decide then?
I read that Abhisit did the same with Yingluck, but now I see that I read it wrong, with whom did he do this in 2008, and what did the judge decide at the time?
The answer I read in the news today says enough.
With all these upcoming lawsuits and I don't know what's coming.
My hearing and seeing are dizzy just reading the news every day .
One wants this the other blocks that, etc etc etc.
Many investors also have the same problem in Thailand.
Especially the Japanese.
That is why many Japanese companies are now looking for another location in another country. Or rather, out of THAILAND.
Jan Beute.