jcsmith

lock them all up !! they are only out to make trouble same as red shirts.

Considering Prayuth got into power by yellow shirt rallies organized by Suthep, who has escaped any legal action, even after organizing public gatherings and setting up commitees, that's a pretty hypocritical statement to make.

It will be good to see all those involved in the "park" scandal be charged with LM, stripped of their ranks and medals, and imprisoned. Just like they've done with the others recently. Start with the guy running the project. That will set a fine example to the rest.

Given Prayuth's relationship with the offending parties, and the fact that it happened under his watch should Prayuth not also be sued by the government and liable to repay the government for the damages, since it happened under his watch?

We all know that neither of those will happen. But it certainly points to the hyprocrisy involved here.

Why is CDC wasting time if they are still going to include

the same crap from the failed draft?

Because they aren't at all interested in really having elections. They just want an excuse to hold on to power as long as possible.

The long and winding road will take some time yet but, if the country can stay conflict free so be it.

Its important to get the right things in place and that should not be rushed but people want to see some progress I would have thought, something more tangible. I also think that the PM is now finding how quickly the wheels Government rotate.

Of course the conflict was engineered by Suthep, who is undeniably on Prayuth's team.

To me this reeks of the whole notion to make some voters votes count for more (namely the wealthier well educated thais) in another effort to try to artificially boost the votes of the democrats. Same idea, different clothing.

And this from a nation in which exactly HALF (and increasing, monthly, it seems) of the states extol "Right-to-Work" laws busting unions and engaging races to the bottom of the pay rates and ever worsening working conditions -- hypocritical, at best, these Yankee Ferengis, I say...

25 States Are Now Right-to-Work States

Please. If you think the working conditions or the quality of living in America is in any way comparable to Thailand then you are delusional.

If democracy means blocking people from voting so that you can overthrow an elected government, seizing power and then holding it as long as you can, and only returning it with a clause allowing it to easily be reseized in the future, then he is completely pro-democracy.

Propaganda.

There is no justification for a coup. Everyone involved would be lined up and shot in most countries.

Go somewhere else to hide if you want to leave your country. There is a precedent set, you will be deported, so go elsewhere.

The attitude of some posters here, yourself included, are abhorrent.

I find it depressing that we live in a time where Myanmar just held elections, but they are nowhere in sight for Thailand.

As someone who lives in Chiang Mai, I think the above two comments are likely from people who don't live in the area. Bars close so early here now, everywhere. It used to be after closing hours so long as you were quiet and kept your doors open that people were allowed to stay open. Since the coup bars close early, and there are drive bys to enforce the rules. These were not noisy establishments keeping up locals, they were quiet bars in commercial areas.

So in back to back days we have a monk suggesting to burn mosques and now this? This would be a terrible move.

@Aleg: Mon and Dodo became the prime suspects based on reports and CCTV footage. The press prior to that about local mafia influences though came before that, along with reports of the conflict at the AC Bar. But as he said, they stopped being suspects after the change in personnel, which is certainly fishy. Equally fishy is his involvement at the crime scene, and the fact that he claimed the running man footage was him. Why would he do that if it was not? The only reason that I can imagine is that he was covering for someone else...

This entire case is based on trusting statements which the police have given. Trusting DNA which can not be verified from the original sources. And it is also heavily tainted by missing pieces of evidence. Either this is a gross case of police negligence or incompetence (possibly), or a deliberate cover up (more likely).

Where have all the Prayuth and Suthep fans gone?

I love how these guys always see fit to put words (that are generally not close to true) into other peoples mouths.

Getting arrested for wearing a shirt. Ridiculous. There are laws that can prosecute wearing a shirt?

"You can't know what an apple tastes like unless you try it yourself."

Just ask Eve, or Snow White.

Give the EC the power to red card and give candidates access to an election appeal court if they feel they have been wronged - you then have the best of both

Not if the EC red cards someone during a campaign. Even if they appeal and win, if the election has already taken place it doesn't matter.

One would think that those who write charters/constitutions would learn from the past 18 (or is it 19) mistakes. We all know that will never happen. Time for another convoluted mess that will be neutralized via coup in 2-4 years.

I think has little to do with the charters, and more to do with the fact that the military does not answer to the democratically elected government.

There is little doubt IMO that the military looked the other way at the Suthep situation (both then and now) because their goals were aligned in ousting the Shinawatra led government. In most countries of the world that would be considered treason.

The fact that someone would do that is both hilarious and sad. I hope she gets her money.

And what qualifies grunts to deliver soliloquies on constitutional matters? Do you need degrees in political science to get into the army these days?

In the real world: Nothing.

In whatever bizarro reality the junta lives in: They have already been properly brainwashed.

It's a lot easier to steal the TV and give a speech without having to answer questions.

I buy this as much as the polls indicating that 93% of thais are happy with with everything the current government is doing.

It's all well and good to freeze /seize someone's assets, but it should be done with more than "suspicion" alone and with at the least circumstantial evidence.

Follow the money, ie if a company gave this bloke a 30 million baht kickback, then surly that money can be traced from the withdrawal of funds from the company's accounts,(if there is no slush fund) and the time of deposit into the suspects account and his wife, seems like a full audit on everyones accounts are what's needed.

but since there seems to be no evidence regarding very large sums of money it dose lend itself towards suspicion. I mean dam man you even get a receipt at 7/11 for buying a beer.

I hear what you're saying, about needing more than just a suspicion, but B49-million in one's savings account and a refusal to provide any evidence for the sale of amulets or land is quite odd.

Perhaps he/she will now have the incentive to find the back-up documentation or witnesses willing to confirm the transactions in court ? Pity he didn't do so before it reached this point.

I don't know if these funds were obtained illegally or not. Quite possibly so. But there is a burden of proof that needs to be met instead of simply taking stuff. I doubt we'll see that sort of inquisition into Prayuth's brother who is ludicrously wealthy for a military man. When people questioned this they enraged the PM but no further inquiry was made.