Abhisit Pans KPI's Report As One-Sided

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Abhisit pans KPI's report as one-sided

The Nation

'Facts distorted to present positive picture of PT govt, instead of solution'

BANGKOK: -- Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday slammed the reconciliation report by King Prajadhipok's Institute (KPI), saying the independent think tank distorted the facts to present a positive picture of the Pheu Thai-led government.

"The report could be seen as being biased to please a certain group of people. The report provides 'justice for winners', rather than seek a common solution for the people as a whole in the country," Abhisit, who is also the Opposition leader, said in an open letter.

The institute, which works under a budget from Parliament, was assigned by a House special committee to study the causes of Thailand's political conflicts as part of efforts to foster reconciliation.

Abhisit said the report had several flaws. Most of all, it ignored anything negative about former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, he said. For example, the Truth for Reconciliation Commission of Thailand (TRCT) concluded that the Kingdom's political conflict dated back to the Constitution Court's ruling on Thaksin's first assets-concealment case, which let him escape the charges, Abhisit said.

The TRCT saw that certain Constitution Court justices at that time were apparently corrupt, allowing Thaksin to remain in office and create controversies that led to the current political conflicts, but the institute failed to mention this verdict at all, he said.

Other factors were also neglected, such as the destruction of the rule of law and interference in the work of independent organisations, the killings of over 2,000 people during the war on drugs, which even Thaksin admitted was a mistake, and the heavy-handed operations in the deep South, which erupted in the Tak Bai and Krue Se Mosque killings, he said.

On the contrary, the institute focused on portraying the strength of the Thaksin government and even made a mistake by saying Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai Party won a majority of House seats and became a one-party government. The first Thai Rak Thai government was a coalition, he said.

The institute glossed over the causes of the September 19, 2006 coup, saying only that the political conflict led to the coup without explaining why the yellow shirts had to come out to hold demonstrations, he said.

However, the institute seemed to glorify the red-shirt protesters, going into detail on why they had to protest, but omitting the violence they caused, like arson attacks on a few Bangkok shopping malls and some provincial halls, he said.

The men in black, who used took up arms against the authorities during the red-shirt rallies, were nowhere to be found in the institute's report, he said.

The institute also overlooked Thaksin's role in the political violence by making phone or video calls to inflame red-shirt protesters into using force to fight the authorities, he added.

-- The Nation 2012-03-19

[hyperdimension]

I wonder if Amsterdam / CalgaryII was involved in this report.

It would be good to have a read; does anyone have a link to download the report?

[CalgaryII]

"Abhisit pans KPI's report as one-sided", #1^

"The report could be seen as being biased to please a certain group of people. The report provides 'justice for winners', rather than seek a common solution for the people as a whole in the country," Abhisit, who is also the Opposition leader, said in an open letter.

Forgive my cynicism, but considering the post-coup and pre-election political and judiciaL realities, Mr. Abhisit should certainly know what he is talking about.

"The institute glossed over the causes of the September 19, 2006 coup, saying only that the political conflict led to the coup without explaining why the yellow shirts had to come out to hold demonstrations, he said"

Justifying the yellow shirts would be expected from Mr. Abhisit.

Ignoring the power-grab for unelected governing power by unelectables is not referenced.

This would be expected from one of the primary beneficiaries of said coup.

However, the institute seemed to glorify the red-shirt protesters, going into detail on why they had to protest, but omitting the violence they caused, like arson attacks on a few Bangkok shopping malls and some provincial halls, he said.

Their violence occured after being attacked by pro-coupist armed aggressors.

What else did the coupists expect.

It is also troubling to see this constant focus on property damage, to the exclusion of taxpayer killings.

Is yet another indication of the condescending attitude and contempt that one side of the political divide holds for citizens of the other.

It is gratifying however, to see the repudiation of these arrogant elements in the last election.

The men in black, who used took up arms against the authorities during the red-shirt rallies, were nowhere to be found in the institute's report, he said.

Yet again, the attempt to denigrate those who stood up to the armed, pro-coup aggressors.

Calling the 'pro-coup coup aggressors' the authorities, implies that the coupists had 'authority'

It can be said for certain, they had no electoral based authority.

I notion thoroughly disputed by the protesters and validated in the last election.

The institute also overlooked Thaksin's role in the political violence by making phone or video calls to inflame red-shirt protesters into using force to fight the authorities, he added.

Nobody needed to be inflamed any more than they already were.

The coup and R'song attacks on taxpayers did that all by themselves. It didn't need Thaksin to accomplish that.

Another statement whitewashing the coupists by characterizing them as "the authorities"

The protesters were not standing up to "authorities", they were standing up to the coup perps, masquarading as "authorities"

Non-elected authorities are not authorities.

Not complicated.

[Buchholz]

I wonder if Amsterdam / CalgaryII was involved in this report.

It would be good to have a read; does anyone have a link to download the report?

It's not finished nor available yet...

"Although the cover of the report says it is a 'study draft', the content is complete," said Pheu Thai Party MP Watana Muangsuk. However, 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

March 16, 2012

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Edited March 19, 2012 by Buchholz

[hyperdimension]

CalgaryII, OK we got it already. Your employer (or client) does nothing bad nor has ever done anything bad, whilst your employer's (or client's) opponents are absolutely evil.

Edited March 19, 2012 by hyperdimension

[jayboy]

I wonder if Amsterdam / CalgaryII was involved in this report.

That's an intelligent comment.

[metisdead]

A post has been removed as the reply to the post was made within the quote tags.

A slanderous/defammatory post was removed as well.

[volk666]

It's a major fail if the first reaction on "reconciliation" report is stirring such responses from one of the parties to this "reconciliation".

How are they hoping to reconcile with Democrats et al now?

[WackySomchai]

CalgaryII, OK we got it already. Your employer (or client) does nothing bad nor has ever done anything bad, whilst your employer's (or client's) opponents are absolutely evil.

Do not waste your time with Calgaryll, he has been trolling on this forum a long time.

[phiphidon]

I wonder if Amsterdam / CalgaryII was involved in this report.

It would be good to have a read; does anyone have a link to download the report?

It's not finished nor available yet...

"Although the cover of the report says it is a 'study draft', the content is complete," said Pheu Thai Party MP Watana Muangsuk. However, 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

March 16, 2012

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It may be available now as it is the 19th March and the content is complete.

Here is the FULL quote i.e

"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.

Seems you neglected to post a rather important part of the quote.

[pastitche]

It's a major fail if the first reaction on "reconciliation" report is stirring such responses from one of the parties to this "reconciliation".

How are they hoping to reconcile with Democrats et al now?

This is apparently a draft and the final report could well be different; you could equally well ask why the Democrat leader is being so negative

[monkfish]

Marky boy had pleanty of time to complete investigations and put a lid on it but chose not to.

[WackySomchai]

The truth is out there:

Edited March 19, 2012 by WackySomchai

[whybother]

This is apparently a draft and the final report could well be different; you could equally well ask why the Democrat leader is being so negative

It may be available now as it is the 19th March and the content is complete.

You can understand why some people are confused about the current status of the report.

[otherstuff1957]

I wonder if Amsterdam / CalgaryII was involved in this report.

It would be good to have a read; does anyone have a link to download the report?

Careful there, I was threatened with banning for suggesting that Calgary was Amsterdam.

[Nickymaster]

The truth is out there:

Thaksin is one scary man I must admit.