Many Factors Forced Yongyuth Out: Democrat

[Lite Beer]

Many factors forced Yongyuth out: Democrat

The Nation on Sunday

BANGKOK: -- The resignation of Deputy Premier Yongyuth Wichaidit on Friday was not a case of making a graceful exit, but the result of pressure piled on by the Democrat Party and other factors, Democrat Party MP Ong-art Klampaiboon said yesterday.

Speaking at a press conference, Ong-art said those other factors included the decision by an "influential person abroad" to save the government by sacrificing Yongyuth after the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) indicted him for committing malfeasance when he was deputy permanent secretary of the Interior Ministry.

Ong-art said Yongyuth had also come under pressure from some red-shirt groups, and increasingly from society as a whole. But the issue was not over, he said, because Yongyuth was still an MP and this might violate Article 102 (6) of the charter. Tomorrow, the Democrat Party will try to collect signatures of 10 per cent of MPs as required by law to petition the House Speaker to request that the Constitution Court look into the matter.

Another Democrat MP, Thaworn Senneam, shared the view that Yongyuth was pressured to quit by his party, Pheu Thai.

Thaworn said that Yongyuth should not have resigned if he thought he had done nothing wrong.

However, deputy government spokesperson Anusorn Iamsa-ard praised Yongyuth's decision to step down, saying he sacrificed himself to save the government and enable the Yingluck administration to proceed smoothly. Anusorn said the resignation had reduced the chance of the opposition exploiting the situation.

It was a team play, said Anusorn, who denied there was any pressure from ousted fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to have Yongyuth resign.

The deputy spokesperson said the opposition could forget trying to destabilise the ruling party now that Yongyuth had resigned. He said all Pheu Thai MPs were well disciplined and the government was ready to continue serving the people.

Pheu Thai Bangkok MP Vicharn Meenchainan urged the opposition to stop pressuring Yongyuth, since he had tendered his resignation effective tomorrow. The opposition should work instead with the government to solve the country's problems, he said. Vicharn added that he thought a Cabinet reshuffle was not imminent.

Yongyuth said yesterday that he would continue to assist Prime Minister Yingluck to the best of his ability in other capacities.

Yongyuth, who is still the leader of the Pheu Thai Party, said again that nobody had forced him to resign.

"I wouldn't be sitting here [if someone had forced me out]. I would expose to the media that I had been coerced… I will stick with the party, even without any position, as an ordinary member. And if they say I can't remain a party member as it may be illegal, then I will be just be a citizen who works with the party, and work until I can no longer walk. So do you think this a situation in which a person has been forced?"

-- The Nation 2012-09-30

[asiawatcher]

Major factors? I would say it is the tip of the iceberg. The main factor no doubt was...

"Ong-art said those other factors included the decision by an "influential person abroad"

... the puppet master once again proving who is running PTP and this country.

[fareastguy]

Many factors forced him out eventually

Being guilty of a crime that even his own colour couldn't condone being the tipping point & final nail in his chequered rather than illustrious career.

He jumped before being pushed out to save some face.. or should I say dragged his feet all the way out the door !!

[Noistar]

He said all Pheu Thai MPs were well disciplined and the government was ready to continue serving the people.

Ummm!

'All Pheu Thai MPs'? 'Continue to serve the people'?

Depends on your point of view of course. If Constitution change and ill-thought out 'headline grabbers' like the tablets for students are examples, perhaps it's the party, rather than the people, who are being served.

IMHO of course

[Thai at Heart]

Well assigning temple land for a golf close owned by you know who is a bit controversial don't you say?

Pure corruption. Simple

[AleG]

Pheu Thai Bangkok MP Vicharn Meenchainan urged the opposition to stop pressuring Yongyuth, since he had tendered his resignation effective tomorrow. The opposition should work instead with the government to solve the country's problems, he said.

Maybe it's just me, but I think corrupt politicians committing crimes to serve themselves and their fellow gangsters is one, if not the, most acute problems in Thailand.

[nurofiend]

Well assigning temple land for a golf close owned by you know who is a bit controversial don't you say?

Pure corruption. Simple

difference is, it's political when people claim thaksins behind it but it's not political when thaksins the defendant.

amazing thaivisa posters

Edited September 30, 2012 by nurofiend

[Buchholz]

Pheu Thai Bangkok MP Vicharn Meenchainan urged the opposition to stop pressuring Yongyuth, since he had tendered his resignation effective tomorrow. The opposition should work instead with the government to solve the country's problems, he said.

Maybe it's just me, but I think corrupt politicians committing crimes to serve themselves and their fellow gangsters is one, if not the, most acute problems in Thailand.

It's NOT just you.

So Thaksin throwing Yongyuth, or anyone else, under the bus.

S.O.P.

Anyway, the guy who made a career out of resigning finally gets what he wants. Out.

Again.

Who's the next Interior Minister? Chalerm? He had it before.

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Edited October 1, 2012 by Buchholz

[Nickymaster]

PT claims to be against corruption and at the same time has been cooking scenarios so that Yongyuth can resign with dignity after being found guilty of a major corruption case.

I believe that even Jatuclown gave him MORAL SUPPORT during his press conference.

Am I missing something?

Edited October 1, 2012 by Nickymaster

[Robby nz]

The temple land into a golf course thing is going to be a major problem for the Govt with or without Khun Y.

The correct thing is to give the land back to the correct owners.

However that would mean taking it from the present owner.

But who is the present owner?

So thats not on.

A solution could be to return the land to the temple and compensate the present owner for the market value of the golf course plus about 46billion for expenses, worry etc.

This compo would of course be from Govt coffers, in otherwords the Thai peoples money.

Then the whole thing could be forgotton and Khun Y would not need to be hounded any farther.

[hellodolly]

Well after a careful analysis of the article and all the posts even nurofiend's.

I have come to the understanding that even in Thailand

Enough is Enough