Redshirts hunt EC's Somchai

[Lite Beer]

Redshirts hunt Somchai

LAMPANG: -- About 50 red shirt supporters of the caretaker government stormed into the Lampang airport passenger terminal in search of election commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn who earlier described them rude, low and wild.

The redshirts were angry at what they called an insult of the redshirts and vowed to hunt him down if he travelled to the North for election meeting.

Somchai later posted on his Facebook apologising the red shirts for his remarks. He said he did not mean all red shirts but only a few of them.

Earlier Friday their colleagues in Lamphun province also foiled a meeting of about 90 students of a political programme to attend a briefing at the Lamphun provincial town hall. The students were led on the tour by Election Commission chairman Supachai Somcharoen.

But Somchai did not show up in
Lamphun, thus enraging the red shirt protesters gathering at the hall in bid to retaliate his insult.

They instead booed at the EC chairman and also threw rotten fishes, eggs and even human excreta at the van he boarded to leave the provincial town hall.

On Saturday the red shirt people in Lampang rushed to the
Lampang airport after learning that Mr Somchai was to board a flight of Bangkok Airways back to Bangkok.

They went asking airport authorities and Bangkok Airways ground staff whether Mr Somchai or a delegation of the Election Commission was among the list of passengers on the flight to Bangkok. Authorities however refused to give them details of passenger list.

Shortly after all passengers boarded the Bangkok Airways flight, the angry red shirts stormed into the passenger terminal near the VIP lounge demanding to know if Mr Somchai was among the passengers.

A brief disorder happened as airport security officials tried to prevent the angy red shirts from intruding further into the departure area.

The red shirts later retreated to the check-in counter of Bangkok Airways, blasting and scolding at the staff.

They demanded again to expose names of passengers on the flight but were again denied. It was 30 minutes after the plane left the airport when they were allowed to look through the passenger list which was without Mr Somchai.

They later dispersed.

Prior to their dispersal, an electricity state enterprise employee showed up at the airport blowing whistle at the red shirts accusing them of being trouble makers for their noisy protest at the airport that disturbed residents nearby the airport.
After a brief exchange of hot words, the whistle blower agreed to leave before any untoward incident would happen.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/redshirts-hunt-somchai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=redshirts-hunt-somchai

-- Thai PBS 2014-04-19

[Local Drunk]

"rude, low and wild"

Sounds about right to me...

[issanaus]

If Thailand is to archive and gain the benefits that a democracy can deliver then violence (including verbal violence) need to stop, Assertive discussion can only help, aggressive and abusive language can only add to division - this applies to all players. The whole culture of some did this first or they did this in the past can destroy this country.

Edited April 20, 2014 by issanaus

[daoyai]

After this incident Somchai should have a few more descriptive words for them.

[Pimay1]

They instead booed at the EC chairman and also threw rotten fishes, eggs and even human excreta at the van he boarded to leave the provincial town hall.

Now I know what the terms "sack of shit brigade" and "did you bring your shit with you" mean.

Edited April 20, 2014 by Pimay1

[edwinchester]

"rude, low and wild"

Sounds about right to me...

Somchai seems to have been correct if reports of their behaviour in the OP are true.

[Mosha]

"LAMPANG: -- About 50 red shirt supporters of the caretaker government stormed into the Lampang airport passenger terminal in search of election commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn who earlier described them rude, low and wild."

Which kind of proved his point.

Edited April 20, 2014 by Mosha

[NongKhaiKid]

Jatuporn must be beaming with pride, " that's my kind of people ! ".

[Tatsujin]

Somchai Srisuthiyakorn who earlier described them as rude, low and wild . . . the (red shirts) threw rotten fishes, eggs and even human excreta at the van.

He's not wrong then.

[Luk Mhee]

Just look at the way they behaved at the airport, does this not coincide with the statement made on Facebook? And these are the kind of people that you have given the power to decide the future of Thailand? Uneducated masses controlled by one dictator.

[issanaus]

"LAMPANG: -- About 50 red shirt supporters of the caretaker government stormed into the Lampang airport passenger terminal in search of election commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn who earlier described them rude, low and wild."

Which kind of proved his point.

If you apply that as a generalisation then you help to unite a dis(organisation) and its various components. If you do that then you help Thaksin who thrives by dividing the Thai people. One of the things that gave him the ability to unite the North was the insults and degrading comments that they had ben subject to, Now the Shin dynasty has be shown to not care but are using the people from the north it is not the time to reinforce old grievances,

[The stuttering parrot]

You guys make me laugh!

First of all you jump straight on yingluck for posting on her Facebook however when a person in this position goes to Facebook to make a point it's ok.

Second to the poster who remarked about the carry on at the airport and uneducated masses maybe he should reflect on the utter disaster the yellows caused not Thailand but the world with their actions several years ago

If you want to make it class warfare then maybe you could call your mob educated scum!

[Bluespunk]

The fascist militia is once more on the march. Beware those who oppose the will of PT for they shall be hunted down and face the wrath of the red guards justice. Hospitals, airports, music venues, courts or any other place are no refuge when they are on their holy mission to cleanse the country of all who stand against their truth, no truth can be held to be true if it is not the one they, the UDD, declare to be so. Be afraid, be very afraid, the fury of the zealot is indeed fierce and bloody.

Edited April 20, 2014 by Bluespunk

[rabas]

"LAMPANG: -- About 50 red shirt supporters of the caretaker government stormed into the Lampang airport passenger terminal in search of election commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn who earlier described them rude, low and wild."

Which kind of proved his point.

If you apply that as a generalisation then you help to unite a dis(organisation) and its various components. If you do that then you help Thaksin who thrives by dividing the Thai people. One of the things that gave him the ability to unite the North was the insults and degrading comments that they had ben subject to, Now the Shin dynasty has be shown to not care but are using the people from the north it is not the time to reinforce old grievances,

Excellent post.

Teaching hatred and division is the oldest political tool in the book, politicians in my country have just about everyone hating everyone else. It worked for Thaksin and now it will work against him as people like Somchai merely need to point out the reds are an unacceptable minority even in the north. It is a fiction that all northerners are reds, most are not and many are intimidated by them as we saw the farmers conflicting with the red.

Thus both of Somchai's comments were correct, the reds indeed are what they are, and it does not apply to everyone. Now all that is needed is for the urbanites to share a bit more with their northern brethren and win their hearts as red violence becomes universally unacceptable. Then Thailand can smile again.

And oh, give Suthep a position responsible for watching rubber trees grow. All will be well.

Edited April 20, 2014 by rabas

[Thait Spot]

You guys make me laugh!

First of all you jump straight on yingluck for posting on her Facebook however when a person in this position goes to Facebook to make a point it's ok.

Second to the poster who remarked about the carry on at the airport and uneducated masses maybe he should reflect on the utter disaster the yellows caused not Thailand but the world with their actions several years ago

If you want to make it class warfare then maybe you could call your mob educated scum!

Its chalk and cheese.

Yingluck as all the country's media at her disposal. She can visit all parts of the country and address people in person but she chooses to stay in Chiang Mai and use FB

The EC does not have these tools at its disposal and is insulted and criticised by these barbaric big mouthed thugs day in and day out and that is exacerbated by the PTP thugs.

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[noitom]

Various Thai groups are "hunting down" other Thais. They're on the hunt for each other these Thais. They are something else.

[moonao]

The ECs Somchai shouldn't have rotten eggs thrown at him, he should be on trial for his role in subverting democracy

[Patje]

who earlier described them rude, low and wild.

They instead booed at the EC chairman and also threw rotten fishes, eggs and even human excreta.

​So his description was not accurate !!

[PatOngo]

Various Thai groups are "hunting down" other Thais. They're on the hunt for each other these Thais. They are something else.

Thai Rak Thai..........This is a fascinating country,is'nt it?

[Rimbuman]

He should't have apologized, he was spot on from the beginning

Somchai later posted on his Facebook apologising the red shirts for his remarks. He said he did not mean all red shirts but only a few of them.

[Bluespunk]

The ECs Somchai shouldn't have rotten eggs thrown at him, he should be on trial for his role in subverting democracy

I think that should be his role in making sure PT follow the law.

[tezzainoz]

The PTP wants democracy

is this what you call demcract, your followers hunting down any one who disagrees with then

In the democratic word we cherish the right to free speech, right or wrong

But under PTP if you not agree with us stay away from the north or we will hunt you down

This is PTP Democracy

Not what thinking Thai people want for their country

Democrats may not win the next election, the PTP will hane the next election to them on a plate

[Rimbuman]

Various Thai groups are "hunting down" other Thais. They're on the hunt for each other these Thais. They are something else.

Locust plague, seeming very little that can be done about this kind of actions..... for now.

[boomerangutang]

"rude, low and wild." that's about the nicest words I could use to describe Red Shirt rowdies.

Policy led by bullies, that's what Thailand has devolved to. The caretaker government ding dongs aren't asleep at the wheel, they're no even on the poop deck.

What will the Shinawatres do to try and reign in the bullies? Nothing, for two reasons: #1: because the Reds are on their side, and #2: because they couldn't reign them in, even if they tried.

[noksidam]

Run Somchai run! Maybe next time he'll try to at least appear independent.

Edited April 20, 2014 by noksidam

[Ricardo]

You guys make me laugh!

First of all you jump straight on yingluck for posting on her Facebook however when a person in this position goes to Facebook to make a point it's ok.

Second to the poster who remarked about the carry on at the airport and uneducated masses maybe he should reflect on the utter disaster the yellows caused not Thailand but the world with their actions several years ago

If you want to make it class warfare then maybe you could call your mob educated scum!

Forgive me, but what "utter disaster" did "the yellows" cause "the world", several years ago ?

Apart from raising the profile of alleged acts-of-corruption, by then-PM Thaksin & his party Thai Rak Thai, at their weekly rallies ?

Surely their actions, then and again in 2008, must have been irritating to the Big Boss, but they hardly cause disaster on a global scale, did they ?

I agree that the EC-chairman shouldn't have posted what he did on Facebook, then again the local Reds immediately proved his point with their behaviour, didn't they ?

Good that he later apologised for his words, perhaps the Lampang Reds will also apologise, for their actions & threatening behaviour towards innocent fellow-workers at Lampang airport, or perhaps they don't feel any need to apologise, for anything wrong which they do ? Bit like their Leader, in that, aren't they ?

[Rimbuman]

"LAMPANG: -- About 50 red shirt supporters of the caretaker government stormed into the Lampang airport passenger terminal in search of election commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn who earlier described them rude, low and wild."

Which kind of proved his point.

If you apply that as a generalisation then you help to unite a dis(organisation) and its various components. If you do that then you help Thaksin who thrives by dividing the Thai people. One of the things that gave him the ability to unite the North was the insults and degrading comments that they had ben subject to, Now the Shin dynasty has be shown to not care but are using the people from the north it is not the time to reinforce old grievances,

There is still 'no' reason 'not' to call things as they are, even previous red's in the north that parted from the red movement for various reasons would agree with Somchai's commend.

[chainarong]

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"LAMPANG: -- About 50 red shirt supporters of the caretaker government stormed into the Lampang airport passenger terminal in search of election commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn who earlier described them rude, low and wild."

Which kind of proved his point.

If you apply that as a generalisation then you help to unite a dis(organisation) and its various components. If you do that then you help Thaksin who thrives by dividing the Thai people. One of the things that gave him the ability to unite the North was the insults and degrading comments that they had ben subject to, Now the Shin dynasty has be shown to not care but are using the people from the north it is not the time to reinforce old grievances,

Excellent post.

Teaching hatred and division is the oldest political tool in the book, politicians in my country have just about everyone hating everyone else. It worked for Thaksin and now it will work against him as people like Somchai merely need to point out the reds are an unacceptable minority even in the north. It is a fiction that all northerners are reds, most are not and many are intimidated by them as we saw the farmers conflicting with the red.

Thus both of Somchai's comments were correct, the reds indeed are what they are, and it does not apply to everyone. Now all that is needed is for the urbanites to share a bit more with their northern brethren and win their hearts as red violence becomes universally unacceptable. Then Thailand can smile again.

And oh, give Suthep a position responsible for watching rubber trees grow. All will be well.

You spoilt a good write by inserting the last line , why spoil a good article.

[MaxLee]

I saw that coming a mile away,....the next meeting is gonna end deadly for him,...

[issanaus]

The ECs Somchai shouldn't have rotten eggs thrown at him, he should be on trial for his role in subverting democracy

Somchai has the worst job in Thailand, What should be a well order and planned cycle of election with a couple of stressful months has turned into some thing else. In the context of his situation his comments were understandable but regrettable; his clarification was appropriate.

There has not been a democracy I Thailand for the last 3 years - yes there was an election but the voters were betrayed by a party who only sought to advance them self not caring that they destroyed so many lives in the process of abandoning all democratic principles. There was no democracy for Scomchai to destroy, PTP had perverted it beyond the definition of democracy.

The reason why the red shirt leadership attacked (through others as is the want of their kind) was not because they were upset by the comments - they welcomed them because they cold be used for their political ends, PTP basic policy (as is reflected by SOME of their supporters on TVF) is that if you do not gives us every thing we want (lawful or otherwise) you must be against us. In the process PTP (and SOME of its supporters on TVF) attack them as enemies. Stupid really cause you can often learn more form those who disagree with you than you can learn from those who agree with you.