CAPO warns charter court not to overstep its authority

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Capo warns charter court not to overstep its authority



BANGKOK: -- The Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (Capo) on Tuesday warned the Constitutional Court not to overstep its authority in its delivering of a ruling against caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her cabinet otherwise there may be chaos.

In a statement read by Tarit Pengdit, secretary of Capo, said that the Constitutional Court had already set a precedent when it ruled on the status of then prime minister Samak Sundaravej and only Samak lost his premiership while his cabinet continued to function.

Since Samak’s case and Ms Yingluck’s case are similar, the ruling by the charter court on the latter’s case should be in the same direction – that is the ruling is binding only to the prime minister, said Capo.

Capo charged that there was an attempt by some elements to create political vacuum so that a non-elected prime minister would be appointed to replace Ms Yingluck. It called on the Constitutional Court to do its job in a straightforward manner and to adhere to its ethical code of conduct.

Capo maintained that its warning to the court was not an act of interference in the court’s affairs but merely wanted to pre-empt possible unrest which may result from an unfair ruling.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/capo-warns-charter-court-overstep-authority/


-- Thai PBS 2014-05-07

[pmugghc]

Samak was kicked out since he did another job which he got paid for while he was PM and lied about it. The rest of the cabinet wasn't involved.

Yingluck's case is different. Most of the cabinet was voting for the illegal transfer of Thawil.

[Suriya4]

Threaten the court is a serious crime. All CAPO should be put to jail for giving such statement.

[NongKhaiKid]

More intimidation with Tarit " I make the law up as I go " front and centre.

Don't worry Tarit the boss may be playing in his sandbox but he sees your loyalty.

[terryp]

Whatever they do to these corrupt parasites won’t be enough to stop their desire for money and power….there needs to be real action against any found guilty.

The Shinawatra regime has caused massive damage to so many and this also includes foreigners who live here…Remember Purachai and his crusade

I am sick of having 20,000 GBP locked up in a bank account, just to show for a year retirement visa that is a combi of 89 day stays…I know all about going to Immigration blah blah blah …

Get rid of the scum

[millwall_fan]

What was Samak kicked out for? Receiving 5,000 Baht for appearing on a cookery programme in a previous piece of blatantly political interference from the courts.

Tarit was effectively a civil servant who was openly critical of the government. He had to go.

[rubl]

(still) caretaker Dept. PM, MoFA and chief CAPO advisor Surapong will have another session to explain the warning to foreign envoys, diplomats and so, I guess?

BTW good to see Tarit is still only a messenger boy to CAPO like he said he was in CRES.

[Soutpeel]

Well if your sick of having money tied up, you do have a choice you know, they are not forcing you to stay

Your comments putting your visa status and corruption is the same post are idiotic to say they least

[Somtamnication]

Wow. Only in Thailand. An organization tells a court what to do! Amazing Thailand.

[scorecard]

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What was Samak kicked out for? Receiving 5,000 Baht for appearing on a cookery programme in a previous piece of blatantly political interference from the courts.

Tarit was effectively a civil servant who was openly critical of the government. He had to go.

Your totally wrong and very misleading, on both points.

[rametindallas]

In a statement read by Tarit Pengdit, secretary of Capo, said that the Constitutional Court had already set a precedent when it ruled on the status of then prime minister Samak Sundaravej and only Samak lost his premiership while his cabinet continued to function.
Well, since this government is so horrible, it looks like the CC is going to set another precedent and remove the entire caretaker cabinet. Yingluck testified it wasn't her fault but that the cabinet made the decision. Damned them out of her own mouth..

Since Samak’s case and Ms Yingluck’s case are similar, the ruling by the charter court on the latter’s case should be in the same direction – that is the ruling is binding only to the prime minister, said Capo.
Perfect example of defective Thaksin logic; self-serving to the maximum.


Capo maintained that its warning to the court was not an act of interference in the court’s affairs but merely wanted to preempt possible unrest which may result from an unfair ruling.

Another example of PTP/UDD threats that they say are not threats. e.g. "Something terrible is going to happen to you if you don't do as I want you to do; but that is not a threat".

The CC court needs to issue a statement saying, "CAPO is not my father".

Edited May 7, 2014 by rametindallas

[Tatsujin]

Once again PT, Thaksin and CAPO overstep THEIR boundaries by threatening/warning the Courts . . . CAPO has &lt;deleted&gt; all to do with anything other than maintaining peace and order during the ISA . . . they (should) have no influence and no opinion on what the Courts do or do not do. I hope they get slapped down by the Courts once again for exceeding their mandate.

[pmugghc]

What was Samak kicked out for? Receiving 5,000 Baht for appearing on a cookery programme in a previous piece of blatantly political interference from the courts.

Tarit was effectively a civil servant who was openly critical of the government. He had to go.

He lied to the court about it:

http://m.theage.com.au/world/court-cooks-thai-pms-goose-20080909-4cwx.html

[rametindallas]

What was Samak kicked out for? Receiving 5,000 Baht for appearing on a cookery programme in a previous piece of blatantly political interference from the courts.

Tarit was effectively a civil servant who was openly critical of the government. He had to go.

So, your'e fine with a PM breaking the law? How much can he accept from another employer while he is PM? 20,00, 50,000, a million? It's a slippery slope once you ease the rules for this or that infraction. You then set a precedent where Yingluck could point at Samak's case and say, "See, you didn't punish Samak for his violation of the constitution"

You can't give politicians an inch or they will take a mile. Already the courts were too lenient when Thaksin hid his wealth with his driver and maid>

[Piichai]

It's time for NACC to start investigating CAPO.

Exactly where is the money going?

On what authority can CAPO advise, caution, or even threaten the Justice system?

[Tatsujin]

What was Samak kicked out for? Receiving 5,000 Baht for appearing on a cookery programme in a previous piece of blatantly political interference from the courts.

Tarit was effectively a civil servant who was openly critical of the government. He had to go.

Stick to football . . . your ideas of Politics are inane . . . Samak was kicked out for BREAKING THE LAW, simple as that.

[Bluespunk]

Perhaps CAPO should take it's own advice.

[chainarong]

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They seem to be very fond of intimidation, they are not used to someone questioning their integrity or giving orders, unfortunately, little do the spivs know ,in a democracy , they work for the people, therein lies the problem.

[kratiam]

Perhaps CAPO should take it's own advice.

Errrrr............................?

[thesetat2013]

What right does CAPO have to warn the CC. Their job is to maintain peace and order and should br out warning the factions that whatever rulings are made the people must respect the courts decision. The CAPOs warnings are threats in themselves to the courts and should be punishable for intimidation.

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[Ricardo]

Unless I'm much mistaken, it's not CAPO's function to tell the Constitutional Court, what they can or cannot do.

This constant pressuring of judges and courts might easily be mistaken for a coup-by-intimidation, to me.

It would be better if they were telling the judges to make their judgement independently, based on the laws & current Constitution, and leave CAPO to worry afterwards about public-order or keeping protests (pro & anti-government) peaceful and within-the-law.

[millwall_fan]

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What was Samak kicked out for? Receiving 5,000 Baht for appearing on a cookery programme in a previous piece of blatantly political interference from the courts.

Tarit was effectively a civil servant who was openly critical of the government. He had to go.

Stick to football . . . your ideas of Politics are inane . . . Samak was kicked out for BREAKING THE LAW, simple as that.

The law is applied partially. Why no investigation of Suthep's shady land deals when he was deputy PM? Why- because he's on the 'right' side (in every sense of the word.

[smedly]

Threaten the court is a serious crime. All CAPO should be put to jail for giving such statement.

exactly why this country needs reform, we have the bully tactics from PTP trying to threaten and sway the judgement of a court - they just don't quite grasp the concept that this is fundamentally wrong no matter how you look at it, anyone making such threats should be arrested and jailed, if a court could be swayed with such tactics there would be no point in having a court/judicial system at all

The court should disband the whole lot of these useless bent cretins today - Thailand would be a much better place with them.

Next investigate all of them and expose the stolen billions they extorted from the Thai people and lock them up for life

[NongKhaiKid]

It's time for NACC to start investigating CAPO.

Exactly where is the money going?

On what authority can CAPO advise, caution, or even threaten the Justice system?

A lot of the money, apparently, has gone on 5 star food and drink.

[pmugghc]

What was Samak kicked out for? Receiving 5,000 Baht for appearing on a cookery programme in a previous piece of blatantly political interference from the courts.

Tarit was effectively a civil servant who was openly critical of the government. He had to go.

Stick to football . . . your ideas of Politics are inane . . . Samak was kicked out for BREAKING THE LAW, simple as that.

The law is applied partially. Why no investigation of Suthep's shady land deals when he was deputy PM? Why- because he's on the 'right' side (in every sense of the word.

Suthep land scandal made the whole government to fall:

" He has come under fire during his political career before, most notably in 1995 when he was accused of giving the rich land rights under a land reform programme meant for the poor. The fall out led then-PM Chuan Leekpai to dissolve parliament."

Source: http://m.bbc.com/news/world-asia-25116427

[Ricardo]

What was Samak kicked out for? Receiving 5,000 Baht for appearing on a cookery programme in a previous piece of blatantly political interference from the courts.

Tarit was effectively a civil servant who was openly critical of the government. He had to go.

"What was Samak kicked out for?"

It does rather make one wonder, why didn't the PTP-Executive just renominate him as they might have done, and make him PM again after the case ?

Surely they weren't acting-under-orders, from the Big Boss, to replace someone who was becoming increasingly independent in his actions/decisions/speeches ?

And replacing him with a family-member, that's become a bit too much of a habit, hasn't it ?

[Tatsujin]

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What was Samak kicked out for? Receiving 5,000 Baht for appearing on a cookery programme in a previous piece of blatantly political interference from the courts.

Tarit was effectively a civil servant who was openly critical of the government. He had to go.

Stick to football . . . your ideas of Politics are inane . . . Samak was kicked out for BREAKING THE LAW, simple as that.

The law is applied partially. Why no investigation of Suthep's shady land deals when he was deputy PM? Why- because he's on the 'right' side (in every sense of the word.

You might want to consider who else was involved to understand why there was no investigation . . . it wasn't just Suthep involved . . . but yes, if the law is not applied impartially, then there is reason to make changes to the law, the constitution and those that enforce those laws. But let's do it in such a way that the public is involved in the entire process and has a say about what and how those laws should be changed.

Crazy idea, but perhaps we could have some reforms first before elections, so that we don't end up back in the same situation as we've had the last 10 years with elections, protests, people removed, new elections etc . . . perhaps we could also have some laws that say if a Politician is found guilty of anything illegal, they are banned for life, with no Parliamentary immunity . . . and then enforce those laws correctly. That would see Suthep out of Politics . . . along with many, many other corrupt individuals and families.

[rametindallas]

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What was Samak kicked out for? Receiving 5,000 Baht for appearing on a cookery programme in a previous piece of blatantly political interference from the courts.

Tarit was effectively a civil servant who was openly critical of the government. He had to go.

Stick to football . . . your ideas of Politics are inane . . . Samak was kicked out for BREAKING THE LAW, simple as that.

The law is applied partially. Why no investigation of Suthep's shady land deals when he was deputy PM? Why- because he's on the 'right' side (in every sense of the word.

But, but, but, Suthep!

[Thait Spot]

What was Samak kicked out for? Receiving 5,000 Baht for appearing on a cookery programme in a previous piece of blatantly political interference from the courts.

Tarit was effectively a civil servant who was openly critical of the government. He had to go.

Tarit has to go for sure.

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[MaxLee]

"Capo warns charter court not to overstep its authority"

Sounds more like a threat of accumulating Red-Democracy-brigade-terror to me.