Suthep vows People Revolution in January



BANGKOK: -- The People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban last night vowed to start what he now called “People Revolution” next month to put an end to the illegitimate regime of caretaker prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra .

He stressed the need to end the regime before the February 2 election to prevent corrupted and bad politicians to return to Parliament and to plunder the country again.

He said that it was predictable that the February 2 election would be won by the government Pheu Thai party as there is no competitors except those small parties which are nothing else but just a tiny element.

He said if the revolution came too late and election is held, it could be exploited as an excuse by these corrupted politicians as a shield to defend their status that they are elected by the people and come from election.

He said the PDRC would never tolerate the return of such wicked regime and therefore would turn to “People Revolution” to tell the world that the people wanted to recall the sovereign power back to their hands under Article 3 of the Constitution from these bad politicians.

He said that the revolution of the people would now mean not just a one-day seizure of any particular place in the capital but “It will be to seize and shut the entire capital throughout the month”.

He told supporters to be in physical readiness for the month-long seizure and advised government officials to take side now.

If government officials chose to stay put, then they have to face the consequence from the capital shutdown which will begin next month.

He also said from now the PDRC would intensify pressure on Ms Yingluck by calling all supporters countrywide to blow whistle at her at any place and any time they see her.

If she remained stubborn and did not listen to over a million voices of the people, not only she will meet the consequences but her family as well.

He vowed that the revolution will surely end in January with no further extension.

(Photo : AFP )

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/suthep-vows-people-revolution-january/


-- Thai PBS 2013-12-25

A peoples revolution without the people!!

I wonder if the people taking part in the "revolution" are aware of, they are going to lose their votingrights??

The amart are moving the pawns!!

“It will be to seize and shut the entire capital throughout the month”.

Completely stark raving mad!

"He said if the revolution came too late and election is held, it could be exploited as an excuse by these corrupted politicians as a shield to defend their status that they are elected by the people and come from election."

I've got news for you, Suthep, the government you tried to overthrow were "elected by the people and come (sic) from election". You had plenty of time to voice your dissatisfaction when you were in the democrat party and now even they have abandoned the democratic process so you're on a hiding to nothing.

What are blue sky going to broadcast between now and the next "final" rally - edited highlights of your greatest victories?

I predict in 2014 there will be an awful lot of buses on the roads travelling south

Outside of BKK life goes on as normal.

If she remained stubborn and did not listen to over a million voices of the people,

wow weve gone from 6 million to 1 million.... and just how many voices cast a vote in an election ?

Pffft this guy has really lost his marbles if he thinks 1 million voices is anything other than a very small % .... i wonder what the new marketing gimmick for Jan will be .. whistles are getting a little old and happy clappers are soo last year... need to make that money and sell some more crap they dont need...

for god's sake, january of which years??!!

He said that it was predictable that the February 2 election would be won by the government Pheu Thai party as there is no competitors except those small parties which are nothing else but just a tiny element.

Democrats woulda won hands down if they chose to contest, yes?

If she remained stubborn and did not listen to over a million voices of the people,

wow weve gone from 6 million to 1 million.... and just how many voices cast a vote in an election ?

Pffft this guy has really lost his marbles if he thinks 1 million voices is anything other than a very small % .... i wonder what the new marketing gimmick for Jan will be .. whistles are getting a little old and happy clappers are soo last year... need to make that money and sell some more crap they dont need...

I think he's talking about the voices in his head.

So he's going to close down Bangkok for a month now, that should please all those Bangkokians who have trotted behind him like sheep for weeks.

Apart from the fact that he is almost certainly certifiably insane by now, remind me of how many times he has claimed "Victory" so far. Anyway, if YS plays it right, keeps cool and doesn't give the army an excuse to move in, Suthep will only be hurting his own people in their pockets. Serves them right.

This guy is a Lunatic who is more corrupt than any other politician. He wants to erase democracy in Thailand.

I cant understand why he is not arrested yet ...... His story changes every week when he fails.

This guy is starting to sound like a communist. He wants power without the people choosing him in a free election. I wonder if he is being backed by the Chinese?

And yet another deadline.....how many has it been?

If she remained stubborn and did not listen to over a million voices of the people,

wow weve gone from 6 million to 1 million.... and just how many voices cast a vote in an election ?

Pffft this guy has really lost his marbles if he thinks 1 million voices is anything other than a very small % .... i wonder what the new marketing gimmick for Jan will be .. whistles are getting a little old and happy clappers are soo last year... need to make that money and sell some more crap they dont need...

Balloons with his face on it....or mask with his face on it....or t-shirts with his face on it. He'll make tonnes of money with merchandising.

and this guy was the secretary general of the Democrat Party.

He has violated so many laws in the past 45 days so hopefully he will go soon to jail.

This guy is starting to sound like a communist. He wants power without the people choosing him in a free election. I wonder if he is being backed by the Chinese?

Communist,/ fascist make your minds up which is it can't be both

This guy is starting to sound like a communist. He wants power without the people choosing him in a free election. I wonder if he is being backed by the Chinese?

Communist,/ fascist make your minds up which is it can't be both

Communist/Fascist/Schizophrenic.

This guy is starting to sound like a communist. He wants power without the people choosing him in a free election. I wonder if he is being backed by the Chinese?

I don't quite think so Cigar……….. I believe he is a fascist. Both can share similar characteristics but fascism is government control of everything, while communism is government ownership of everything.

They are both forms of State-ism which is a belief in a massive all controlling Central government, loss of individuality, surrender of Liberty and self-interest. In this they are very similar.

Of course, both equally dangerous and undesirable in the LOS

Suthep/Abhisit and their minority allies have at many points rallied by using aggressive, violent, and

illegal means that have caused lost lives and injuries, despite the fact that the Thai government and

the red-shirted mass have expressed clearly that they would not in any way engage in violent

confrontation. Even blowing whistles could be invasive and thus abusive of others’ rights in the

two articles above. In addition, trespassing and occupying government buildings, looting, and

destroying both private and public properties are the harmful types of violations that should

never be allowed and gone unpunished.

Suthep planning his next move:

My mom's coming for holiday in May...I guess, Suthep will still be out, calling for newer and bigger demonstrations, paralyzing Bangkok for another month...

Please...Mom wants to see the Grand Palace...

Can she?

The man is getting more and more desperate, and dangerous. He resembles very much dear democratic leader in that very democratic failed state North Korea.

I thought they already had Victory Day in December.

No need for the those from the Cartaker Government/democratically elected government to do anything, he's going to lose all by himself.

What a clown, what a loss of face he's going to suffer. (already started).

QUOTES

"He said that the revolution of the people would now mean not just a one-day seizure of any particular place in the capital but “It will be to seize and shut the entire capital throughout the month”.

Yes, I am old enough to have hear Fidel Castro in 1962, in Havana, say those same words: revolution of the people. He was in a podium at the intersection of 12 and 23 streets in Vedado Havana. After harping on the same litany several times he declared that the Revolution was not humanist any more but Socialist. The people, had been told so many different versions of the Revolution that they just followed the tune of the flautist.

"If she remained stubborn and did not listen to over a million voices of the people, not only she will meet the consequences but her family as well."

Serious and irresponsible statement that can certainly instigate a violent response from some of the most fanatical students in his flock.

A repeat of the slaughter the Lenin's hordes exacted on the Czar and his family, including children?

Sutehp know very well from his experience of decades manipulating the tunnel vision minds of Thais that the drones will blindly follow him.

Farangs for the most part are not aware of the 12 Mandates decreed in 1938. The mandates included not only the habits of :making merit", but also attire Western style. Until then, men and women wore only sarong-like wraps and naked from the waist up.

The Mandates also instructed people to use spoon and forks to eat and not chop sticks.

The cult of personality was born and is extant in Thailand. There was an image of Pibunsongkhram in every business, government office and public places. Furthermore, the ancient name of the country, Siam, was changed to Thailand.

Suthep knows that changes in Thai traditions and ways of life were sheepishly accepted by the population then and, now, what he is doing is using that knowledge to attain his goal.

To become the de-facto ruler of Thai politics and the country. Thais, known to be repeaters, copiers and followers do not have the acumen to understand how they are being used for the benefit of one greedy and ruthless individual: Suthep.

Phuket News:
Suthep vows city-wide paralysis on poll day

BANGKOK: -- The anti-government People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) yesterday ended its siege of the Thai-Japanese Stadium, the election candidacy registration venue.

However, it has vowed to lock down the whole of Bangkok if the Feb 2 general election takes place.

Addressing supporters outside the stadium, Mr Suthep said his followers had made it clear to the Election Commission (EC) and the government that they wanted national reform to precede the election. He said the demonstrators have taught the EC and the government a lesson by disrupting candidacy registration.

This was only a taste of things to come, Mr Suthep said, adding the election will never proceed smoothly.

The PDRC decided to end its two-day siege at the stadium and now will let candidates get inside to register, Mr Suthep said.

He said the siege was intended as a symbolic gesture that reform must precede the election.

"We have let it be known to the EC and the government that if they still go ahead with the election they will face [the resistance of] the people at every step of the way.

"We will wait to see if any candidates dare to go on stage to campaign for votes.

"We don't know how candidates will be able to campaign in Bangkok and in the South [the protest stronghold]," Mr Suthep said.

He reiterated his demands for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down from her caretaker role before Feb 2, or the PDRC will mobilise demonstrators to lock down Bangkok on election day.

Mr Suthep also said the PDRC will step up efforts to pressure Ms Yingluck to step down.

Demonstrators will try to get closer to her, and blow whistles at her wherever she goes.

They will communicate via mobile phones when Ms Yingluck is seen, and fast-moving units will be sent to blow whistles at the prime minister, Mr Suthep said.

Mr Suthep said he was not yet ready to surrender to the Department of Special Investigation to acknowledge charges of insurrection if a summons is issued for him.

He said he is still busy with his mission pushing for reforms and he will show up to answer the charges only after he completes his task.

He was responding to the DSI's move to issue warrants to summon 37 PDRC leaders to acknowledge the charges.

Election Commission secretary-general Phuchong Nutawong said yesterday seven back-up venues for election candidacy registration have been arranged in case of an emergency.

Mr Phuchong said the EC has come up with a backup plan if the registration venue changes. For now, it is still at the Thai-Japanese Stadium in Din Daeng district.

The EC has now arranged seven other venues if registration at the current venue is again disrupted and cannot proceed. Registration may be held at these places instead.

They are the Army Club, the Air Force Club, the Navy Club, Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Bang Na, the Police Club, Impact Exhibition and Convention Centre at Muang Thong Thani, and the Queen Sirikit Convention Centre.

However, the proposed venues have not yet been formally submitted to the EC, Mr Phuchong said.

He said EC officials were still unable to get inside the Thai-Japanese Stadium yesterday morning.

During her inspection trip in Phetchabun yesterday, Ms Yingluck said the election is the best way out of the political conflict.

If voters do not want the Shinawatra family to be involved in politics, they can have their say at the polls.

She denied allegations she wanted to stay on as caretaker prime minister because she craved power.

She said she is duty-bound to perform her duties as caretaker prime minister.

PDRC spokesman Akanat Promphan said yesterday the PDRC did not intend to prevent candidates from registering for the election when they surrounded the venue at the sports stadium.

He said the protesters surrounded the stadium because they wanted reforms to proceed before the election is held.

PDRC leaders tried their best to control the protest by working with police to bring EC officers, who had been locked inside the compound, out of the venue safely.

Mr Akanat insisted the protesters do not want to obstruct the election, but they wanted to express their view that the election is not a way out of the crisis.

He stressed the PDRC's ultimate goal is not to create the conditions for a coup, but to push for reform. If the Feb 2 election goes ahead without reform, the crisis will persist, he said.


-- Phuket News 2013-12-25

However, it has vowed to lock down the whole of Bangkok if the Feb 2 general election takes place.

Aww, poor wittle baby will get sore feet from all this foot-stomping.

Pathetic.

This guy is a Lunatic who is more corrupt than any other politician. He wants to erase democracy in Thailand.

I cant understand why he is not arrested yet ...... His story changes every week when he fails.

very typical post from one of just 3 prior posts, lacking substance, facts and a personal attack.

If Suthep had not stepped in when did, Thailand would become a dictatorship, and that's the plan

of the Shinawatra government. This was either a do or die situation for Thailand and Suthep should be

commended for his bravery and efforts.

Those that just resort to name calling saying how big his ego is and he's a mad man are really very out

of touch with reality.

He has said many many times, he has no interest in taking a government position, but rather ensuring that

that corruption ends and a true democratic country with a government that represents the people equally.

Good for Suthep for doing what he's doing. And while we're at it, let's drop the myth that the protestors are only

from Bangkok, that is just not true. I have many friends that I am getting to meet their relatives for the first time that have traveled

long distances to join the protests.

A lot of newbie shills here, why? I can guess