KPI Research Team To Explain Its Study In Detail: Thailand Reconciliation

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KPI research team to explain its study in detail

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The King Prajadhipok Institute (KPI) research team, assigned to conduct a study on reconciliation, will next Wednesday disclose the methodology it has used.

Pheu Thai MP Watana Muangsuk, who is deputy chairman of the House committee on national reconciliation, said yesterday that a public forum would be held as instructed by the panel's chairman, MP Sonthi Boonyaratglin from Matubhum Party. The researchers will explain their study in detail at the forum.

General Sonthi, as Army chief, led a coup in September 2006 to overthrow Thaksin Shinawatra's government.

Watana said yesterday that political party leaders and professionals from mass media would be invited to join the event, which will also include a question-and-answer session.

"This is aimed at preventing confusion among the public," Watana said.

The Sonthi committee is considering a KPI report based on interviews with people involved in the political conflict, including politicians and activists from the red and yellow-shirt movements.

Watana yesterday disputed a remark from opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, who said the KPI study was incomplete.

"Although the cover of the report says it is a 'study draft', the content is complete," he said. "In a few days, the King Prajadhipok Institute will send its complete report to the House committee." However, General Ekkachai Sriwilas, director of the KPI's Office of Peace and Governance, said yesterday that the report submitted to the House panel was not ready and some alterations and adjustments would be required, though these changes would not affect the main content.

Watana said his committee would be honourable in making a decision and not aim to benefit fugitive ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

The proposals in the KPI report include the one on providing general amnesty and expunging the legal impacts of all the court cases resulting from the 2006 coup. In 2008, Thaksin was sentenced in absentia by the Supreme Court to two years in jail for abuse of power.

"If we are honourable, we will have to confess if someone might benefit, or we may not be able to go further. The House committee cannot please everybody," Watana said.

Abhisit, who is also Democrat Party leader, called on Watana yesterday to not take Thakin into consideration and once again called on the House committee to not vote on the matter.

"If committee members from Pheu Thai Party insist on voting, then committee members from the Democrat Party will oppose it," Abhisit said, adding that the Democrats would also speak to Sonthi about the matter. "I believe Watana will not be able to intervene."

Sonthi said yesterday that committee members would not vote on the proposals, saying that they would be submitted in full to Parliament for debate. According to Sonthi, his panel would submit a collection of comments from interviewees, the KPI report, a collection of viewpoints from committee members and proposals on how to tackle insurgency in the South.

-- The Nation 2012-03-16

[espinoza]

Nowbody can reconcilliate in this country before the real problem is solved. As I see it, the real problem consist of the military`s tentacles everywhere in the soceity.

As long the military has the power, they will rule.

[phiphidon]

Watana yesterday disputed a remark from opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, who said the KPI study was incomplete.

"Although the cover of the report says it is a 'study draft', the content is complete," he said. "In a few days, the King Prajadhipok Institute will send its complete report to the House committee." However, General Ekkachai Sriwilas, director of the KPI's Office of Peace and Governance, said yesterday that the report submitted to the House panel was not ready and some alterations and adjustments would be required, though these changes would not affect the main content.

Someone here is telling a "porky" . Abhisit claimed yesterday that the KPI were awaiting a reply from him which he had not done. And here is Watana and the director of the KPI Office saying that although some alterations and adjustments are required this would not affect the main content which is complete.

So who is telling lies?

Edited March 16, 2012 by phiphidon

[whybother]

Watana yesterday disputed a remark from opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, who said the KPI study was incomplete.

"Although the cover of the report says it is a 'study draft', the content is complete," he said. "In a few days, the King Prajadhipok Institute will send its complete report to the House committee." However, General Ekkachai Sriwilas, director of the KPI's Office of Peace and Governance, said yesterday that the report submitted to the House panel was not ready and some alterations and adjustments would be required, though these changes would not affect the main content.

Someone here is telling a "porky" . Abhisit claimed yesterday that the KPI were awaiting a reply from him which he had not done. And here is Watana and the director of the KPI Office saying that although some alterations and adjustments are required this would not affect the main content which is complete.

So who is telling lies?

Why does either statement need to be a lie?

Maybe the KPI office has most of the relevant information and will just need to do "some alterations and adjustments" when the missing replies are received.

One is saying the report is mostly complete and the other is saying it isn't complete. Seems like the same thing to me.

[WackySomchai]

Let's hope the study points out the culprit who bank-rolled the redshirt terrorits and suggests how to deal with him.

[phiphidon]

Watana yesterday disputed a remark from opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, who said the KPI study was incomplete.

"Although the cover of the report says it is a 'study draft', the content is complete," he said. "In a few days, the King Prajadhipok Institute will send its complete report to the House committee." However, General Ekkachai Sriwilas, director of the KPI's Office of Peace and Governance, said yesterday that the report submitted to the House panel was not ready and some alterations and adjustments would be required, though these changes would not affect the main content.

Someone here is telling a "porky" . Abhisit claimed yesterday that the KPI were awaiting a reply from him which he had not done. And here is Watana and the director of the KPI Office saying that although some alterations and adjustments are required this would not affect the main content which is complete.

So who is telling lies?

Why does either statement need to be a lie?

Maybe the KPI office has most of the relevant information and will just need to do "some alterations and adjustments" when the missing replies are received.

One is saying the report is mostly complete and the other is saying it isn't complete. Seems like the same thing to me.

No, abhisit is saying it isn't complete without his information, the people whose responsibility it is to collate such information say that some alterations and adjustments are necessary but will not affect the main content.

How can they definitively say this if they havent got (or want) abhisits submission. They have the content but it won't be affected by a few changes.

Abhisit as usual is trying to delay the process because he doesn't like what he is hearing.

The KPI conducted its study by interviewing 47 people involved in the political conflict, including Abhisit, ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra, as well as leaders of the red- and yellow-shirt movements.

Abhisit said:

"In reality, the institute has only gathered proposals from people interviewed. Certainly, people suffering from cases brought to court by the Assets Examination Committee [AEC] want these cases to be expunged," Abhisit said. "Most of the 47 people interviewed said they wanted AEC cases to continue normally, without any intervention, though some also proposed that the cases be reviewed or cancelled."

[whybother]

No, abhisit is saying it isn't complete without his information, the people whose responsibility it is to collate such information say that some alterations and adjustments are necessary but will not affect the main content.

How can they definitively say this if they havent got (or want) abhisits submission. They have the content but it won't be affected by a few changes.

Abhisit as usual is trying to delay the process because he doesn't like what he is hearing.

The KPI conducted its study by interviewing 47 people involved in the political conflict, including Abhisit, ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra, as well as leaders of the red- and yellow-shirt movements.

Abhisit said:

"In reality, the institute has only gathered proposals from people interviewed. Certainly, people suffering from cases brought to court by the Assets Examination Committee [AEC] want these cases to be expunged," Abhisit said. "Most of the 47 people interviewed said they wanted AEC cases to continue normally, without any intervention, though some also proposed that the cases be reviewed or cancelled."

So where is the lie?

It is MOSTLY complete, but it is still INCOMPLETE.

And in Abhisit's OPINION it shouldn't be complete without the input of a number of people, including himself.

[volk666]

Looks like they've collected opinions and presented their findings - some, like Thaksin, want all AEC cases be dismissed, others want them to continue or be transferred to other agencies. There's a huge gap between these two options that reflect what reconciliation means to two diametrically opposing camps.

It doesn't look like KPI made a choice between these two paths or tried to offer the way acceptable to all, they just dumped interview results onto the House committee.

Perhaps KPI, being wise men, realized that unless Thaksin admits his guilt "reconciliation" won't go anywhere and washed their hands off the whole stinking business.