Martial law imposed to ease up situation: Thai police chief

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Martial law imposed to ease up situation : police chief

BANGKOK: -- Police chief Gen Adul Saengsingkaew on Tuesday said he expected the imposition of the martial law will help ease up the situation.

Police are waiting for orders from Command for Administration of Peace and Order which is set up under the martial law, he said. For now, police would continue working as usual.

He was speaking at Nakhon Ratchasima province where he hosted an annual seminar. He said he will explain the situation to police generals in the seminar before travelling back to Bangkok by helicopter.

Army commander in chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, as chief of the command, has invited all top brass to a meeting at noon, he said.


-- The Nation 2014-05-20

[Mentors]

The Slow Motion Putsch has arrived. Poor Thailand!

[Thaiisnotrequired]

Prayuth and CAPO hand in hand? Me thinks far from it! Chalerm's had a good brekkie of blue this morn'....

[rucus7]

Curious time to announce martial law. 3:00 AM. Seems many were caught napping.

[Now or Never]

Fantastic, now we don't have to listen to the CRAPO crap dished up by Chalerm every day.

[sweatalot]

Very appropriate action

good for the people

bad for criminals, cheaters, cronies, thieves etc.

[connda]

I thought it was imposed to get rid of the remaining tourists, especially Chinese tourists.

[bigbamboo]

Curious time to announce martial law. 3:00 AM. Seems many were caught napping.

A bit like when PT tried to push through BB's amnesty!

Which of course set the whole thing off in the first place.

[Robby nz]

Was announced on tele about half an hour ago in Thai and English that the army has "Invited" all provincial governors, department heads and others to meetings in their various areas. North, northeast, central and south.

[Scamper]

Chalerm's expression must have been priceless this morning. Too bad Khaosod didn't capture it for posterity. This whole situation feels so much better. Gone are the CAPO announcements. The rallies have been disbanded and everyone is going home. Prayuth has maintained a level of success that many would not have thought possible. The important thing is that the Senate proceeds peacefully and constitutionally, as does the Constitutional Court, the National Anti-Corruption Commission and all levels of the judiciary and independent agencies. People can get back to talking to each other instead of at each other. It's very promising.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

The OP here seems a bit misguided, or at least the police chief is.

One of the first orders issued by the military upon declaring martial law was to dissolve CAPO.

So if the police chief is waiting for orders from CAPO, he's going to have a long wait.

The RTP are now under the command of the military, based on the martial law order.

[Thaddeus]

The OP here seems a bit misguided, or at least the police chief is.

One of the first orders issued by the military upon declaring martial law was to dissolve CAPO.

So if the police chief is waiting for orders from CAPO, he's going to have a long wait.

The RTP are now under the command of the military, based on the martial law order.

Yep, a very long wait.

Police are waiting for orders from Command for Administration of Peace and Order which is set up under the martial law, he said. For now, police would continue working as usual.

The police will continue doing what?

[diehard60]

Fantastic, now we don't have to listen to the CRAPO crap dished up by Chalerm every day.

and all that BS and lying from suthep and that NON monk, everyday all day

[diehard60]

Curious time to announce martial law. 3:00 AM. Seems many were caught napping.

A bit like when PT tried to push through BB's amnesty!

Which of course set the whole thing off in the first place.

If you had taken the time and maybe a little energy to read the amnesty bill in the first palce you would have found it would have cleared suthep and abhisit and any one connected with what had happened.

[Thaddeus]

Curious time to announce martial law. 3:00 AM. Seems many were caught napping.

A bit like when PT tried to push through BB's amnesty!

Which of course set the whole thing off in the first place.

If you had taken the time and maybe a little energy to read the amnesty bill in the first palce you would have found it would have cleared suthep and abhisit and any one connected with what had happened.

Which they neither wanted or needed.

[Robby nz]

Curious time to announce martial law. 3:00 AM. Seems many were caught napping.

A bit like when PT tried to push through BB's amnesty!

Which of course set the whole thing off in the first place.

If you had taken the time and maybe a little energy to read the amnesty bill in the first palce you would have found it would have cleared suthep and abhisit and any one connected with what had happened.

If you had taken a little time to understand the situation instead of rushing in and posting red garbage you would know that both were very opposed to the bill.

one of the reasons was that for while supposedly clearing them it would have robbed them of a chance to clear their names in a court of law.

When their court cases come up the evidence they present in their defense will include all the speeches from the red stage, the phone ins from the instigator of the riots and probably the money trail, all these things will implicate the red leaders and show who was really responsible for all the deaths, injuries and destruction.

This is why their names were included to save the red leaders and their controller

You may or may not of noticed that Suthep was so opposed to the amnesty bill that he resigned from his position and from the Democrat party to lead the protests against the bill and other flawed legislation that was passed on an illegal manner.

[Acharn]

Fantastic, now we don't have to listen to the CRAPO crap dished up by Chalerm every day.

I kind of hate to point this out to you, but you never had to listen to it anyway. I've never heard it. Of course I live in Nakhorn Sawan, not Bangkok. Do they announce it over loudspeakers every morning there?

[Acharn]

Curious time to announce martial law. 3:00 AM. Seems many were caught napping.

A bit like when PT tried to push through BB's amnesty!

Which of course set the whole thing off in the first place.

If you had taken the time and maybe a little energy to read the amnesty bill in the first palce you would have found it would have cleared suthep and abhisit and any one connected with what had happened.

All well and good, but they think they're going to skate on those charges anyway, the courts being under the control of ultra-royalists who are co-conspirators. It was a terrible idea, and I can't imagine what Thaksin and Yingluck were thinking. Were they mousetrapped? Did they receive guarantees from the other side? It was really weird.

[fasteddie]

Chalerm's expression must have been priceless this morning. Too bad Khaosod didn't capture it for posterity. This whole situation feels so much better. Gone are the CAPO announcements. The rallies have been disbanded and everyone is going home. Prayuth has maintained a level of success that many would not have thought possible. The important thing is that the Senate proceeds peacefully and constitutionally, as does the Constitutional Court, the National Anti-Corruption Commission and all levels of the judiciary and independent agencies. People can get back to talking to each other instead of at each other. It's very promising.

You really had me biting there! then I read this bit "independent agencies" and I realised you were taking the piss, good one LOL

[fasteddie]

The OP here seems a bit misguided, or at least the police chief is.

One of the first orders issued by the military upon declaring martial law was to dissolve CAPO.

So if the police chief is waiting for orders from CAPO, he's going to have a long wait.

The RTP are now under the command of the military, based on the martial law order.

Yep, a very long wait.

Police are waiting for orders from Command for Administration of Peace and Order which is set up under the martial law, he said. For now, police would continue working as usual.

The police will continue doing what?

Taking their orders from the government!

[fasteddie]

Curious time to announce martial law. 3:00 AM. Seems many were caught napping.

A bit like when PT tried to push through BB's amnesty!

Which of course set the whole thing off in the first place.

If you had taken the time and maybe a little energy to read the amnesty bill in the first palce you would have found it would have cleared suthep and abhisit and any one connected with what had happened.

If you had taken a little time to understand the situation instead of rushing in and posting red garbage you would know that both were very opposed to the bill.

one of the reasons was that for while supposedly clearing them it would have robbed them of a chance to clear their names in a court of law.

When their court cases come up the evidence they present in their defense will include all the speeches from the red stage, the phone ins from the instigator of the riots and probably the money trail, all these things will implicate the red leaders and show who was really responsible for all the deaths, injuries and destruction.

This is why their names were included to save the red leaders and their controller

You may or may not of noticed that Suthep was so opposed to the amnesty bill that he resigned from his position and from the Democrat party to lead the protests against the bill and other flawed legislation that was passed on an illegal manner.

Since when was passing a bill in parliament a crime?

[thecynic]

This is all very well, and may just prevent violence that was headed in the near term. But how does this end? Martial Law cannot continue in perpetuity. So far as I see it, an interim government or PM will never be acceptable to the reds and the yellows will never agree to an election. So how does this end?

[anteater]

Chalerm's expression must have been priceless this morning. Too bad Khaosod didn't capture it for posterity. This whole situation feels so much better. Gone are the CAPO announcements. The rallies have been disbanded and everyone is going home. Prayuth has maintained a level of success that many would not have thought possible. The important thing is that the Senate proceeds peacefully and constitutionally, as does the Constitutional Court, the National Anti-Corruption Commission and all levels of the judiciary and independent agencies. People can get back to talking to each other instead of at each other. It's very promising.

Yes, military rule and dictatorship is always to everyone's benefit.

This was amply proven in Germany in the 1930s and 40s. Okay, a few Jews and gypsies and homosexuals got knocked about a bit. Moaning minnies, I say! Bring back Adolph! His rule was, as you state re the current circumstances, "very promising".

Or to put it more seriously: you really are one deluded person, Scamper! Would you welcome the army intervening in your own country? Troops on the streets of London or Washington? Do you actually think that would be a good thing?

Apparently you do.

Now I can understand why you came to live in Thailand with opinions which would be utterly unacceptable in civilized countries.

Edited May 20, 2014 by anteater

[wooloomooloo]

But how does this end? Martial Law cannot continue in perpetuity. So far as I see it, an interim government or PM will never be acceptable to the reds and the yellows will never agree to an election. So how does this end?

It doesn't end and, as you say, in perpetuity. The sun rises and sets with varying degrees of heat in between.

[Thaddeus]

Chalerm's expression must have been priceless this morning. Too bad Khaosod didn't capture it for posterity. This whole situation feels so much better. Gone are the CAPO announcements. The rallies have been disbanded and everyone is going home. Prayuth has maintained a level of success that many would not have thought possible. The important thing is that the Senate proceeds peacefully and constitutionally, as does the Constitutional Court, the National Anti-Corruption Commission and all levels of the judiciary and independent agencies. People can get back to talking to each other instead of at each other. It's very promising.

Yes, military rule and dictatorship is always to everyone's benefit.

This was amply proven in Germany in the 1930s and 40s. Okay, a few Jews and gypsies and homosexuals got knocked about a bit. Moaning minnies, I say! Bring back Adolph! His rule was, as you state re the current circumstances, "very promising".

Or to put it more seriously: you really are one deluded person, Scamper! Would you welcome the army intervening in your own country? Troops on the streets of London or Washington? Do you actually think that would be a good thing?

Apparently you do.

Now I can understand why you came to live in Thailand with opinions which would be utterly unacceptable in civilized countries.

Please enlighten me as to when was the last time either the US or UK were headed for a one man dictatorship and civil war.