Thai Govt readjusts response to protests; time for talk finished

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Thai Govt readjusts response to protests; time for talk finished
By English News



BANGKOK, Dec 6 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will not hold future dialogues with protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, who will be arrested as soon as possible, according to the chairman of the Centre for Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO).

Surapong Tovichakchaikul, concurrently CAPO leader and deputy prime minister/foreign minister, repeated his call for protesters to call off their demonstrations and stop creating unrest in the country.

Mr Suthep is on the authorities’ wanted list and he will be immediately arrested if the situation allows, he said.

Mr Surapong said the prime minster has set up four committees on strategy, law, people’s rehabilitation and information to jointly find measures to deal with the demonstrations.

He said that CAPO members agreed that legal action should be taken against members of the anti-government People’s Democratic Reform Committee, led by Mr Suthep, as soon as possible.

Legal action will be taken against those supporting protesters including the operator of the anti-government BlueSky Channel, Mr Surapong warned, as well as the agency which has dispatched mobile toilets and water trucks to the rally sites.

Mr Surapong was referring to the Democrat Party Bangkok Metropolitan Administration which has sent mobile toilets and water trucks to facilitate protesters.

He said CAPO members have instructed the authorities to avoid using force in dealing with protesters while those planning to join the protest today will be asked to rethink. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-12-06

[pedro01]

This is a mistake.

[Local Drunk]

It's escalation...

[ricku]

This is a mistake.

What is?

[webfact]

Surapong orders arrest of Blue Sky executives



BANGKOK: -- Surapong Tovichakchaikul, head of the Center for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO), last night ordered the arrest of executives of Blue Sky digital channel, accusing them of supporting anti-Thaksin regime leader Suthep Thuagsuban.

The CAPO head, who is also foreign affairs minister, also threatened to arrest Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) executives for supporting mobile toilets to demonstrators, and all businesses which supported anti-Thaksin demonstrators through giving them food, water, donations, on same accusations.

He said he has advised the police to take action immediately to seek warrant for their arrest from the court.

Surapong said that since opponent leader Suthep has faced treason charge and warrant has been issued for his arrest, so any person and business which provided them any facilities would be tantamount to supporting the criminal and should also be arrested.

He also said that he has advised his legal advisory team to consider what action could be taken against demonstrators who supported the wrongdoers in this regard.

Surapong yesterday appointed four advisory teams to consider how to deal with the ongoing demonstrations, one of which is the legal team.

But Blue Sky Channel, meanwhile, defended its role as a media saying that its broadcast of the anti-Thaksin regime demonstrators was an act of duty performing as a media of which its right was given by the Constitution.

The executives said they were ready to cooperate and explain their roles in the court if action was taken against them.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/surapong-orders-arrest-blue-sky-executives/

-- Thai PBS 2013-12-06

[newcomer71]

Let's pray will not get a total mess again :/

[Rooo]

As expected.

[jdinasia]

This is a mistake.

HUGE mistake, and going after the people providing the toilets? or water? The BMA has the responsibility to the community at large to do that. (They did it for the reds too!) Do you really want tens of thousands of people crapping in the gutters?

Going after Blue Sky is another huge mistake. It will simply look like stifling of the press (no matter how one biased that press is) .. it didn't turn out well when they Abhisit gov't went after the red channels. (this group is obviously less violent than the reds ... but they won't stay that way of pressured too hard! Not from incitement from the stages, but from the reaction to the sheer hypocrisy of a UDD backed PTP gov't playing this dangerous "double standards" game.

[edwardandtubs]

He's just announcing that he's going to enforce the law which seems a perfectly reasonable thing for a democratically elected government to do.

[Local Drunk]

Surapong orders arrest of Blue Sky executives

BANGKOK: -- Surapong Tovichakchaikul, head of the Center for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO), last night ordered the arrest of executives of Blue Sky digital channel, accusing them of supporting anti-Thaksin regime leader Suthep Thuagsuban.

The CAPO head, who is also foreign affairs minister, also threatened to arrest Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) executives for supporting mobile toilets to demonstrators, and all businesses which supported anti-Thaksin demonstrators through giving them food, water, donations, on same accusations.

He said he has advised the police to take action immediately to seek warrant for their arrest from the court.

Surapong said that since opponent leader Suthep has faced treason charge and warrant has been issued for his arrest, so any person and business which provided them any facilities would be tantamount to supporting the criminal and should also be arrested.

He also said that he has advised his legal advisory team to consider what action could be taken against demonstrators who supported the wrongdoers in this regard.

Surapong yesterday appointed four advisory teams to consider how to deal with the ongoing demonstrations, one of which is the legal team.

But Blue Sky Channel, meanwhile, defended its role as a media saying that its broadcast of the anti-Thaksin regime demonstrators was an act of duty performing as a media of which its right was given by the Constitution.

The executives said they were ready to cooperate and explain their roles in the court if action was taken against them.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/surapong-orders-arrest-blue-sky-executives/

-- Thai PBS 2013-12-06

Freedom of speech is the first causality? No surprise there.

[daoyai]

Toilets, water, food, medical help are all humanitarian aid, should be exempt from prosecution.

[apetley]

Is it really less than 24 hours since the Kings speech calling for Thais to work together for national unity?

[TVGerry]

Red shirt reporter Nick Nostis gets a little love tap on the face and the world crumbles down. But hey, it's okay for this corrupt government to arrest anti government reporters!

Oh and I'm sorry Surapong. Your red shirts may be animal enough to take a crap on Bangkok streets(after all, it's not their city so they don't care) but we Bangkok residents would really like the streets to stay clean of sh%t,

Surapong orders arrest of Blue Sky executives



BANGKOK: -- Surapong Tovichakchaikul, head of the Center for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO), last night ordered the arrest of executives of Blue Sky digital channel, accusing them of supporting anti-Thaksin regime leader Suthep Thuagsuban.

The CAPO head, who is also foreign affairs minister, also threatened to arrest Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) executives for supporting mobile toilets to demonstrators, and all businesses which supported anti-Thaksin demonstrators through giving them food, water, donations, on same accusations.

He said he has advised the police to take action immediately to seek warrant for their arrest from the court.

Surapong said that since opponent leader Suthep has faced treason charge and warrant has been issued for his arrest, so any person and business which provided them any facilities would be tantamount to supporting the criminal and should also be arrested.

He also said that he has advised his legal advisory team to consider what action could be taken against demonstrators who supported the wrongdoers in this regard.

Surapong yesterday appointed four advisory teams to consider how to deal with the ongoing demonstrations, one of which is the legal team.

But Blue Sky Channel, meanwhile, defended its role as a media saying that its broadcast of the anti-Thaksin regime demonstrators was an act of duty performing as a media of which its right was given by the Constitution.

The executives said they were ready to cooperate and explain their roles in the court if action was taken against them.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/surapong-orders-arrest-blue-sky-executives/

-- Thai PBS 2013-12-06

Edited December 6, 2013 by TVGerry

[BuddyPinkham]

So much for Freedom of Speech and Assembly in Thailand!

[edwardandtubs]

Toilets, water, food, medical help are all humanitarian aid, should be exempt from prosecution.

That's nonsense, all of these protesters could just go home to have a shit if they need it. What country in the world allows a mob to invade government offices and start installing their own toilets?

[GrantSmith]

He's just announcing that he's going to enforce the law which seems a perfectly reasonable thing for a democratically elected government to do.

And in doing so violating the constitution?

Ends justifying the means and all that edwardandtubs?

[jdinasia]

add to this the shootings and bombs overnight and you have a concerted effort that will certainly escalate things far beyond where they were. I expect we will see another Constitution Day without a constitution.

[waza]

But its ok for the BMA to supply toilet for the Reds, the PTP and Redshirt media to support the Jutaporn led protest movement even though he is on bail for terrorism charges. More undemocratic actions from the Thaksin proxy government.

[Nickymaster]

"Just to be sure, could you please repeat how you want me to handle the situation?"

[jdinasia]

Toilets, water, food, medical help are all humanitarian aid, should be exempt from prosecution.

That's nonsense, all of these protesters could just go home to have a shit if they need it. What country in the world allows a mob to invade government offices and start installing their own toilets?

Every government tends to provide toilets to protesters. They are not "installed" they are supplied by the governmental body responsible for that particular area. In this case the BMA.

[sscsamui]

The Yinluck Government said that they will talk to all side… But they did not and would not allow all side in the so called forms. Now they say there finished with talk. More BS… It sound more like they truly are afraid at this point of the opposition . Or Mr T is afraid of not ever being able to come back and retrieve his Billions that he did not pay any taxes on or the other shaky deals he made… I know i Don't like him and what he is doing and has done to Thailand… Change is Needed...

[Local Drunk]

He's just announcing that he's going to enforce the law which seems a perfectly reasonable thing for a democratically elected government to do.

Supthep, Blue Sky and the BMA threatened in one little press release? There's nothing democratic about it.

Edited December 6, 2013 by Local Drunk

[jdinasia]

So much for Freedom of Speech and Assembly in Thailand!

Political Buddy! The next thing you know you will be in favor of labor unions!

It isn't surprising that they are gonna try to sound mean and rough, but if they try this they may just find themselves lacking the ability to pull it off.

The courts will not let all freedoms be quashed by the caddie's ballwasher!

[Nickymaster]

He's just announcing that he's going to enforce the law which seems a perfectly reasonable thing for a democratically elected government to do.

...any person and business which provided them any facilities would be tantamount to supporting the criminal and should also be arrested, Surapong said.

Which is a bit strange coming from a guy who gave the financier (and fugitive) of the 2010 mayhem back his passport. But of course Thaksin is his cousin and then different laws apply for the democratically elected government.

Trying to close down channels that report the protests is also very democratic indeed.

Edited December 6, 2013 by Nickymaster

[edwardandtubs]

Toilets, water, food, medical help are all humanitarian aid, should be exempt from prosecution.

That's nonsense, all of these protesters could just go home to have a shit if they need it. What country in the world allows a mob to invade government offices and start installing their own toilets?

Every government tends to provide toilets to protesters. They are not "installed" they are supplied by the governmental body responsible for that particular area. In this case the BMA.

So every time the English Defence League go on a march they're provided with their own toilets are they?

[cacruden]

So what is wrong with refusing to speak to someone who is already refusing to speak to you. How is that an escalation

[Ajaan]

It's escalation...

The "escalation" was done by the protesters, who are calling for the ouster of an elected government and the total end of democracy (even as it exists in its current, uniquely Thai version) in Thailand.

[edwardandtubs]

He's just announcing that he's going to enforce the law which seems a perfectly reasonable thing for a democratically elected government to do.

...any person and business which provided them any facilities would be tantamount to supporting the criminal and should also be arrested, Surapong said.

Which is a bit strange coming from a guy who give the financier (and fugitive) of the 2010 mayhem back his passport. But of course Thaksin is his cousin and then different laws apply for the democratically elected government.

Trying to close down channels that report the protests is also very democratic indeed.

There's a big difference between reporting protests and inciting criminality. The latter is not allowed in any country.

[binjalin]

arresting the attempted coup leader is perfectly justified as they have a warrant

[edwardandtubs]

He's just announcing that he's going to enforce the law which seems a perfectly reasonable thing for a democratically elected government to do.

And in doing so violating the constitution?

Ends justifying the means and all that edwardandtubs?

The constitution doesn't give anyone a right to violently invade government offices or incite other people to do so.