NCPO defends summoning ‘We Walk’ leaders

By The Nation

 

 

The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) lodged a complaint against the leaders of the People Go Network only to comply with the law, Government Spokesman Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday. 

 

“If we don’t make the move, we may be seen as being negligent and, in the end, copycats may follow,” he said one day after almost 150 organisations issued a joint statement condemning the government over the actions against the People Go Network.

 

Because of the NCPO complaint, eight leaders of the network have been summoned to meet police on Sunday. 

 

These leaders joined a rally on January 20 at Thammasat University’s Rangsit Campus, from where the “We Walk” march started. Organisers say the march – which is due to cover a distance of 450 kilometres and end in Khon Kaen province on February 17 – is being held to bring attention to the need for state welfare, universal healthcare, food security, freedom of expression, human rights and a just society for all.

 

“We are ready to listen to the people’s network. It’s just you should avoid violating laws and work with us in jointly creating an atmosphere for talks,” Sansern said. 

 

To avoid violating the NCPO order that bans the gathering of more than five persons, the We Walk march features no more than four marchers at any one time. However, Saturday’s rally did attract more than 150 people. 

 

In spite of authorities’ actions against the march organisers, We Walk activities have still attracted support. 

 

Yesterday, prominent peace advocate Gothom Arya joined the march. And Bangkok people have been invited to join We Walk activities at Lumpini Park in Bangkok every Sunday during the march period. 

 

Supporters are expected to start walking around the park at 5pm and end their walk at 6.30pm. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30337104

 

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Not a direct political protest and this is the reaction that is worrying but not unexpected

1 hour ago, webfact said:

“If we don’t make the move, we may be seen as being negligent and, in the end, copycats may follow,” he said one day after almost 150 organisations issued a joint statement condemning the government over the actions against the People Go Network.

Finally, the government is starting to fear its people.    Feel sorry for Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd, his family must be ashamed of him for persecuting peaceful people.  I know mine would be. 

 

 

Farmers should watch the crops to make sure the time is right to harvest the ripe fruit before it becomes rotten to the core. 

Ha ha. If they don’t make a move, they may be seen as being negligent?

 

What about the deputy and his 25 watches. What do they think that makes them? Oh, right. That’s up to the NACC. 44! *cough*. 

Edited January 24, 20188 yr by rkidlad

4 hours ago, webfact said:

 

 

 

 

Quick lads, arrest those vicious looking cut-throats !

5 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Quick lads, arrest those vicious looking cut-throats !

'That one in the white! He's got a gun! Oh whoops-a-daisy. Still, never mind. His family will understand...'

4 hours ago, webfact said:

"We are ready to listen to the people’s network. It’s just you should avoid violating laws and work with us in jointly creating an atmosphere for talks,” Sansern said. 

 

Answer me this: Why should anyone avoid violating your laws when you routinely do? Remember 'I can do whatever'?

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Yesterday, prominent peace advocate Gothom Arya joined the march. And Bangkok people have been invited to join We Walk activities at Lumpini Park in Bangkok every Sunday during the march period. 

Just like how the anti Thaksin movement started; in Lumpini Park. We are on to something festering and growing in noises and participants. This may be the turning tide for the citizens to made their disgust felt. Let's hope the junta don't over react again and he announced the election date as promised. I really don't wish to see violence and bloodshed.  

But the junta's army and police lackeys can march their troops without interference. There's democracy with Thai characteristics at work. The mobile cabinet meetings, always comprising more than 4 or 5 people,  can gather publicly, despite the ban and their unelected status.

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Just like how the anti Thaksin movement started; in Lumpini Park. We are on to something festering and growing in noises and participants. This may be the turning tide for the citizens to made their disgust felt. Let's hope the junta don't over react again and he announced the election date as promised. I really don't wish to see violence and bloodshed.  

May the Western world blacklist the perpetrators, issue travel advisories and ban imports of Thai produce and products. 

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Just like how the anti Thaksin movement started; in Lumpini Park. We are on to something festering and growing in noises and participants. This may be the turning tide for the citizens to made their disgust felt. Let's hope the junta don't over react again and he announced the election date as promised. I really don't wish to see violence and bloodshed.  

I think most sensible people don't want to see bloodshed, i know I don't want to see it. I also hope the election date holds.

Its ironic that the place that helped drive away Thaksin now might help to put pressure on the junta. Even more ironic is that the junta would probably never been this powerful if not for the Thaksin amnesty. Talk about the root of all evil. 

7 minutes ago, robblok said:

I think most sensible people don't want to see bloodshed, i know I don't want to see it. I also hope the election date holds.

Its ironic that the place that helped drive away Thaksin now might help to put pressure on the junta. Even more ironic is that the junta would probably never been this powerful if not for the Thaksin amnesty. Talk about the root of all evil. 

Certainly hope it will be a peaceful transition to elected government and the issue of a non elected PM will not happen. After all that was promised (many times) by the coup leader himself. 

 

The coup planning did prelude the amnesty which was foolishly pushed. The junta has always been powerful and goes back a long history of periodical coups; evil personified. 

 

 

4 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Certainly hope it will be a peaceful transition to elected government and the issue of a non elected PM will not happen. After all that was promised (many times) by the coup leader himself. 

 

The coup planning did prelude the amnesty which was foolishly pushed. The junta has always been powerful and goes back a long history of periodical coups; evil personified. 

 

 

We will see how the elections go.. hopefully peaceful.

 

As for the coup.. it might have been planned before but the amnesty gave them so much extra power because of it they had the support of a large part of the population. That is what Thaksin and his arrogance is to blame for. I am 100% convinced that without the amnesty the junta would have been in a far weaker state as it is now.  But the good thing out of all this is that cases against Thaksin are now on the roll again (good punishment for his arrogance). The bad news is the people have to pay for his arrogance. 

I don't know why you guys hope for any election,if there will be an election in Thailand then this election will be a farce,handpicked senators ,50 % of seats for army,prayuth maybe new and old pm of Thailand or whoever.In any case the army will have the last say,if lucky Thailand will get  a government same as Myanmar.Freedom of speech or other bla bla is gone for good in Thailand,so stop dreaming and welcome to reality and prayuths"democracy'

13 hours ago, yellowboat said:

Finally, the government is starting to fear its people.    Feel sorry for Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd, his family must be ashamed of him for persecuting peaceful people.  I know mine would be. 

 

 

...and this is getting enough press to rally the others in society to be stimulated into action. Don't they realize they need to get back in line, remain silent, and accept whatever they are told and do what ever they are instructed to do?