george Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 PM vows to crack down influential figures after general election BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has vowed that his administration will seriously crack down on influential figures if he is re-elected in the forthcoming general election on 6 February. "If they are not suppressed, they'll always create problems. We've to wipe them out. Let's wait until after the next general election and if I were to be re-elected my administration would deal with them", he vowed. "If the government crack them down right now, we may be criticized as abusing our power", he added. The prime minister's remarks were in response to a journalist's question on recent assassinations of local politicians and supporters. Mr. Thaksin also vowed to crack down on hired gunmen employed by the influential figures. "Everybody will be under the laws, I will end their unlawful influence", he said. It is widely expected that his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party will be re-elected in the 6 February's general election. --TNA 2005-01-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingy_ Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 "If the government crack them down right now, we may be criticized as abusing our power", he added. nobody will accuse them of doing wrong if they are indee helping the society. so another word they are trying to say, i won't do jack-shiet and let you all rotten if you don't vote for me, how weird the system work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PvtDick Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 How many of those "influential figures" are Thai Rak Thai Party members? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marquess Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 "Everybody will be under the laws, I will end their unlawful influence", he said. You mean everyone will be under his interpretation of the law, except him and his family and friends. Who will probably remain a law unto themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorFart Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 A nice move to warn anyone who may oppose him at the election that if they criticise him he'll be back to get them if he's re-elected. Yet another show of the man's evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PvtDick Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Reminds me of a propaganda sign I saw during my first trip to Burma about 15 years ago: "We will crush all destructive elements" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penzman Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Remember that this is coming from the same man who said a few weeks ago that Burmese Nobel Peace Laureate Suu Kyi should stay behind bars... His comments are becoming more dangerous and ridiculous... "I'm a real Texan", "George Bush and I are good friends" etc."I will end poverty within 4 years (said that twice now), and more... With a comment like thisnew one, he'd better get himself a bullet proof silk shirt or they'll get to him before the election... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francois Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 hi' With a comment like this new one, he'd better get himself a bullet proof silk shirt or they'll get to him before the election... I was thinking about the same ... he probably won't have to crack down anything more when "they" would crack him down ... question remains ... before or after? francois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovenman Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Considering this is the same empty rhetoric that is espoused every few months or so, I don't imagine they are any more worried this time than at any other in the past when there was to be an imminent crackdown on influential figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longsands Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Toxic Shitiwater must be into self-flagellation. After he buys...sorry, wins the next election and more policies are brought in which further reduces the influence of the old dinosaurs will there be a 'general' uprising? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chico Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 PM vows to crack down influential figures after general electionBANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has vowed that his administration will seriously crack down on influential figures if he is re-elected in the forthcoming general election on 6 February. "If they are not suppressed, they'll always create problems. We've to wipe them out. Let's wait until after the next general election and if I were to be re-elected my administration would deal with them", he vowed. "If the government crack them down right now, we may be criticized as abusing our power", he added. The prime minister's remarks were in response to a journalist's question on recent assassinations of local politicians and supporters. Mr. Thaksin also vowed to crack down on hired gunmen employed by the influential figures. how catholic does he has to be reelected (George W or is it rather buddhist in thailand? what about his (party & family) influential figures, does this goes for them also? "Everybody will be under the laws, I will end their unlawful influence", he said. It is widely expected that his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party will be re-elected in the 6 February's general election. --TNA 2005-01-11 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 After he is elected?? They will all be MP's by then, and untouchable!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljeque Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 "If the government crack them down right now, we may be criticized as abusing our power", he added. That did nto seem to bother him when he killed 2,000 poor people whom he said were drug dealers, although none of them were ever brought to trial or convicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Yik Ki Ti Yak Ka TI.. Coak Soaker U.. rides again.. too funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreon Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 didn't he have a list of unsaivory people a year or so ago he was going to deal with it then, maybe he'd forgotten about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyk Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 He's just saying, "What's the rush?"...or... A veiled threat indeed...pay up now to TRT or we nail you after the election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Same, same- but the same Still, better than Thai TV soaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penzman Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 What exactly is Mr. Moonface's definition of "influential figures"? Does that also include political opponents, university professors etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Toxic Shitiwater must be into self-flagellation.After he buys...sorry, wins the next election and more policies are brought in which further reduces the influence of the old dinosaurs will there be a 'general' uprising? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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