rooster59 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 UDD hits out at NACC for rejecting plea By THE NATION NO NEW EVIDENCE CITED AS REASON TO NOT REVIEW CASE AGAINST ABHISIT; TOP COURT SAYS COUP-MAKERS PROTECTED BY CHARTER RED-SHIRT leaders and democracy activists yesterday voiced disappointment over the rejection of their appeals by relevant authorities within the justice system. Nattawut Saikua, secretary-general of the red-shirt umbrella group United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), reacted emotionally yesterday to the decision of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) turning down a petition by UDD leaders. The petition had urged the NACC to review its earlier decision not to prosecute former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his ex-deputy Suthep Thaugsuban for malfeasance in connection with the crackdown on red-shirt protesters in 2010. The petition presented no new evidence to warrant a review, the agency’s secretary-general, Warawit Sukboon, said yesterday to explain the rejection. He said if the UDD came up with new evidence before the case’s statute of limitation expired, they could seek a review of the original NACC decision. Nattawut, who was present at the NACC press conference yesterday, said he did not think the agency’s decision was fair to the people killed during the street protests. “My heart does not believe the decision is fair. As a human being, I can’t accept it. “I am pained,” said the red-shirt leader, who is also a Pheu Thai Party politician. The UDD leaders would collect new evidence and petition the NACC again, said Nattawut. They would gather at least 20,000 signatures and petition the Supreme Court through the Parliament president for an investigation into the NACC’s conduct. “That will be done when we have an elected government,” Nattawut added. Ninety-nine people were killed during the anti-government rallies held by the UDD between March and May 2010. The victims included protesters, military and police officers, passers-by and foreign journalists. Separately, the Supreme Court yesterday upheld earlier verdicts by the Criminal Court and the Appeals Court to reject a lawsuit filed in 2015 by a group of political activists against Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and four other leaders of the 2014 military coup. The plaintiffs accused the five coup leaders of committing treason by abolishing the Constitution and overthrowing the three branches of government. Anti-coup group to fight on In rejecting the lawsuit, the Supreme Court ruled that the post-coup interim charter of 2014 gave amnesty to all the coup-makers, who were later collectively known as the National Council for Peace and Order. The Criminal Court had cited the same reasoning in rejecting the lawsuit in May 2015 as did the Appeals Court in February 2016. The lawsuit was filed by 15 political activists and human rights campaigners, including Sirawit Sereethiwat, Pansak Srithep, Anon Nampha and Jatupat Boonpattararaksa. Some have ties to the UDD and the red-shirt movement. Lawyer Anon Nampha, one of the petitioners, yesterday said the reasoning put forth by the judges would encourage military commanders into thinking that staging a coup was not a criminal act. “Today we may not win. But I hope Thai society will defeat coups in the future. The law alone can’t beat coups,” he said. Anon said the inability to punish the coup-makers was a “collective loss” for his group. But he said they had been successful in communicating with the public that the coup had caused damage to the country over the past four years. He said he hoped Thai society in the future, perhaps in the next 10 or 20 years, would realise that military coups were a social scourge. “When the time comes, we will see those coup-makers punished,” he added. The lawyer also said that some of the fellow-plaintiffs, who are a part of the People Who Want to Vote group, also are campaigning for “pro-democracy” politicians to eliminate all the legal remnants of the coup if they get elected. Anon has previously represented red-shirt leaders in legal cases against them stemming from street protests. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30348423 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-06-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, rooster59 said: “That will be done when we have an elected government,” Nattawut added. different agenda; court personnel are not elected 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 7 minutes ago, rooster59 said: TOP COURT SAYS COUP-MAKERS PROTECTED BY CHARTER what a great gig; stage a coup, then write a charter giving oneself amnesty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samui Bodoh Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 It is sad to read these verdicts; I do not see how anyone will get the closure that is needed. The 'Reds'' wounds will continue to fester, the 'Yellows' will continue not being trusted or believed by large swathes of the population, and the 'Greens' will continue on as if nothing happened and nothing will be learned. If Thailand is going to put the 'Troubles' behind them, I suspect that some sort of Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be necessary. That said, I doubt that it would work at this present time. Or perhaps ever... The past will always catch up to the present; Hopefully Thailand will find a way to deal with it before it rears its head and bites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anak Nakal Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Get Out of Jail Free. Thailand Monopoly game, not country. If court say 'ok', what hope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Baerboxer Posted June 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2018 (edited) “That will be done when we have an elected government,” Nattawut added. Tell us Nat, how did you get elected as secretary-general of the UDD? His fellow non elected UDD "leader' is in jail. He's managed to keep out so far, and seemingly avoid probes into his rice scheme activities. Pots calling kettles black have to be careful. Does he really think threatening the Junta is a good move at this moment in time? Edited June 23, 2018 by Baerboxer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 6 hours ago, YetAnother said: what a great gig; stage a coup, then write a charter giving oneself amnesty they learnt from the previous failed attempt. Trying to cheat one through parliament don't work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 yellows and reds are both bad news and should be made illegal groups as they are both political and do as their masters tell them, they are not the true voice of the people. Any group that is prepared to kill women and children deserves what they get, there are peaceful ways to protest that do not hurt innocents but these groups are not interested in being peaceful, they want to push their own agendas or should I say that of their real leaders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 34 minutes ago, Baerboxer said: they learnt from the previous failed attempt. Trying to cheat one through parliament don't work. Ahem... Since 1933 all coup makers have granted themselves an amnesty, except for one coup.... http://www.ide.go.jp/library/English/Publish/Download/Vrf/pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 14 hours ago, YetAnother said: different agenda; court personnel are not elected I took the statement to mean that a petition to the Supreme Court would be made through the Parliament president after the elections that (hopefully) would cleanse the NLA of current pro-military ministers. But even then a petition would only be symbolic as the same judges there now will remain after the election (as you note) unless they can all be impeached. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Srikcir said: I took the statement to mean that a petition to the Supreme Court would be made through the Parliament president after the elections that (hopefully) would cleanse the NLA of current pro-military ministers. But even then a petition would only be symbolic as the same judges there now will remain after the election (as you note) unless they can all be impeached. By the time elections happen, the whole judiciary and semi-judiciary network will have been appointed by the Junta (plus the appointed Senate). And ready for self-perpetuation as future new members will be appointed by the people appointed before by the Junta. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Calling the UDD democracy activists is an oxymoron. They are the antithesis to democracy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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