webfact Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Fugitive academic taunts PanthongtaeTHE SUNDAY NATIONFormer lecturer 'laughs off' alleged bid to stir protestsBANGKOK: -- FUGITIVE ACADEMIC Somsak Jeamteerasakul yesterday "laughed off" Panthongtae Shinawatra's apparent move to stir protests over the impeachment of his aunt, former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.Yingluck will be banned from politics for five years after the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) voted 190-18 on Friday to impeach her over her failure to stop corruption and losses in the scrapped rice-pledging scheme.Somsak, a former Thammasat University lecturer, has been critical of the monarchy and has called for the removal of the lese majeste law.He defied the summons and arrest warrants issued against him by the National Council for Peace and Order after the May 22 coup and fled the country. He has become active on Facebook since November last year.On Instagram, Panthongtae seemingly called on people to fight for Yingluck, saying: "Are you ready, Thai people?" The post included a picture of a fist.In response, Somsak posted sarcastically on Facebook that he could not help but burst out laughing."Now he is inciting people to get ready, but when the coup suppressed millions of people and rounded up uncountable number of people who sided with you and put them into jail, you didn't care," he wrote."You are angry now only because your family member was attacked, so you must instigate protests. My hat is off to you."This is very respectable. I am tired and in Thailand it is already late in the night. If I am in the mood, I will continue tomorrow. I cannot stop myself writing statements because it is really laughable.''NLA vice president Peerasak Porjit said the NLA voted on impeachment cases of key politicians in the previous government without any lobbying pressure. He challenged Yingluck to file the petition in the court if she felt the NLA decision was unfair.He said he believed the impeachment of Yingluck could open the door to reconciliation.Peerasak said if all political knots are settled early, the country can move towards reform and reconciliation.Peerasak rejected Yingluck's question over the timing of the Office of the Attorney-General's decision to indict her on criminal charge over the rice pledging scheme shortly before the NLA called the vote, saying the assembly had scheduled the voting date weeks earlier.Meanwhile Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said he believed the NLA members voted as per law and justice. He said the assembly's decision to spare former Senate speaker Nikom Wairatpanij and former House speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont and impeach Yingluck showed that the assembly used their judgement and were not under lobbying pressure.Abhisit said Yingluck was impeached because she failed to show up and answered queries from the assembly, which hinted a lack of respect on her part to the assembly and had led to negative public sentiment against her.Abhisit said the NCPO should not stop Yingluck and her supporters from staging political moves against the NLA decision but at the same time Yingluck and her supporters should not instigate protests but must respect the NLA decision.He said he accepted the NLA's reason for sparing Nikom and Somsak on the grounds that the 2007 charter was already revoked.People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) spokesman Akanat Promphan said he did not believe that the impeachment of Yingluck would lead to a new round of political conflict in the country but called on everyone to respect the rule of law."Justice will heal the divisions in the country. The NLA gave Yingluck the chance to clarify the allegations against her but she refused the chances given to her,'' he said.Akanat said Yingluck also failed to answer questions from the National Anti-Corruption Commission in her closing statement to the NLA.He said the PDRC would not mount a political movement except one aimed at reform and the rehabilitation of protesters.Pracha Taerat, chairman of the National Reform Council's subcommittee on public participation and hearings, does not believe the impeachment of Yingluck will affect the upcoming public reform hearings in the country's 77 provinces, which are slated to start next month and run to September.He said each province would have 11 public hearings - 10 at district level and one at provincial level.The hearings, he said, would focus on anti-graft, how to select honest politicians, how to ensure clean and fair elections and how to bridge the economic and social gap.Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Fugitive-academic-taunts-Panthongtae-30252622.html-- The Nation 2015-01-25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbthailand Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 "Now he is inciting people to get ready, but when the coup suppressed millions of people and rounded up uncountable number of people who sided with you and put them into jail, you didn't care," he wrote. he is dead-on right... And I laughed at this, since I just wrote the same thing to Jayboy yesterday... Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said ... the assembly's decision to spare former Senate speaker Nikom Wairatpanij and former House speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont and impeach Yingluck showed that the assembly used their judgement and were not under lobbying pressure. cow paddies. He's just rolling out the official excuses now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rametindallas Posted January 24, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2015 Anyone who takes 'Oak' seriously is seriously a moron. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ianf Posted January 25, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2015 I though the Shins were beyond reproach. What sickens me about this goons is the massive international lobbying by their 'publicists' including that other goon, Amsterdam, trying to inform the world about the mayhem, mass arrests and torture since the coup. Hang on! I've only seen a lot of support for the current situation from the folks on the deck. Has the Oak inherited his father's sociopathic condition? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trogers Posted January 25, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2015 I though the Shins were beyond reproach. What sickens me about this goons is the massive international lobbying by their 'publicists' including that other goon, Amsterdam, trying to inform the world about the mayhem, mass arrests and torture since the coup. Hang on! I've only seen a lot of support for the current situation from the folks on the deck. Has the Oak inherited his father's sociopathic condition? Like they say, "I am my father's son". Cheating and lying is in the blood. Recall his exams in the university? 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chainarong Posted January 25, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2015 The only thing about this is the support this academic Somsak needs to continue in his quest , he should only concentrate on his beliefs not get caught up in the hysteria of other peoples actions , fancy being a fugitive from your own country for having an opinion and they call it Thai Democracy , what a laugh. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post halloween Posted January 25, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2015 "Now he is inciting people to get ready, but when the coup suppressed millions of people and rounded up uncountable number of people who sided with you and put them into jail, you didn't care," he wrote. he is dead-on right... And I laughed at this, since I just wrote the same thing to Jayboy yesterday... Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said ... the assembly's decision to spare former Senate speaker Nikom Wairatpanij and former House speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont and impeach Yingluck showed that the assembly used their judgement and were not under lobbying pressure. cow paddies. He's just rolling out the official excuses now... Dead-on right? You agree that the Shinawatras incite their supporters to violence for their own causes while pretending to care for them? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveat Emptor Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I though the Shins were beyond reproach. What sickens me about this goons is the massive international lobbying by their 'publicists' including that other goon, Amsterdam, trying to inform the world about the mayhem, mass arrests and torture since the coup. Hang on! I've only seen a lot of support for the current situation from the folks on the deck. Has the Oak inherited his father's sociopathic condition? Like they say, "I am my father's son". Cheating and lying is in the blood. Recall his exams in the university? Compounded by the deputy president of Ramkamheng U who said ' cheating was no bid deal ". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted January 25, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2015 Oak, future PM ?,or will it be Thaksins ugly sister?, why can they not realize they have caused enough trouble and strife to Thailand and the whole family just fade away,you have enough money stashed away. regards Worgeordie 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LuckyLew Posted January 25, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2015 Oak, future PM ?,or will it be Thaksins ugly sister?, why can they not realize they have caused enough trouble and strife to Thailand and the whole family just fade away,you have enough money stashed away. regards Worgeordie They do not care about other people pain and suffering nor do they care about Thailand It is all about ego, revenge, power and greed Not amount of money is enough .,,, have 100 want 200 It will not end until the caddie is dead and gone 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Oak, future PM ?,or will it be Thaksins ugly sister?, why can they not realize they have caused enough trouble and strife to Thailand and the whole family just fade away,you have enough money stashed away. regards Worgeordie Exclamation point here is,.... never getting punished, never getting caught, never see any jail time, and still receiving tax payers' money behind closed doors.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean in udon Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 'The hearings, he said, would focus on anti-graft, how to select honest politicians....' Honest politicians? In Thailand? That part of the hearing will pass very quickly: "Not a chance of that happening, so what's the next item we are due to discuss?" (Although the chances of finding an honest politician anywhere are pretty slim) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commerce Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 "Now he is inciting people to get ready, but when the coup suppressed millions of people and rounded up uncountable number of people who sided with you and put them into jail, you didn't care," he wrote. he is dead-on right... And I laughed at this, since I just wrote the same thing to Jayboy yesterday... Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said ... the assembly's decision to spare former Senate speaker Nikom Wairatpanij and former House speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont and impeach Yingluck showed that the assembly used their judgement and were not under lobbying pressure. cow paddies. He's just rolling out the official excuses now... Dead-on right? You agree that the Shinawatras incite their supporters to violence for their own causes while pretending to care for them? Could you argue against your own excellent question? Essay: The Shinawatras incite their supporters to violence for their own causes while pretending to care for them. Arguments against this statement (500 words please). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Must be desperate time for the junta PR to use a comment by a fugitive. I guess anything and everything to throw a bad light on the Shins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Must be desperate time for the junta PR to use a comment by a fugitive. I guess anything and everything to throw a bad light on the Shins. Must be desperate times for Pheu Thai suggesting reconciliation depends on the amnesty of an Amply Rich woman. "Singthong Buachum, head of Pheu Thai Party's legal team and a former MP, told reporters that he believes amnesty for Yingluck is a prerequisite for achieving national "reconciliation" and "reform" - two tasks the military junta insists it is attempting to achieve." http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/794584-pheu-thai-bets-on-govts-amnesty-for-yingluck/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 "Now he is inciting people to get ready, but when the coup suppressed millions of people and rounded up uncountable number of people who sided with you and put them into jail, you didn't care," he wrote. he is dead-on right... And I laughed at this, since I just wrote the same thing to Jayboy yesterday... Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said ... the assembly's decision to spare former Senate speaker Nikom Wairatpanij and former House speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont and impeach Yingluck showed that the assembly used their judgement and were not under lobbying pressure. cow paddies. He's just rolling out the official excuses now... Perhaps he was accepting and respecting the rule of law. He may not personally like the ruling but he didn't go bleating or crying to Facebook or the internet that it was the wrong decision or that it was the end of democracy in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Must be desperate time for the junta PR to use a comment by a fugitive. I guess anything and everything to throw a bad light on the Shins. Must be desperate times for Pheu Thai suggesting reconciliation depends on the amnesty of an Amply Rich woman. "Singthong Buachum, head of Pheu Thai Party's legal team and a former MP, told reporters that he believes amnesty for Yingluck is a prerequisite for achieving national "reconciliation" and "reform" - two tasks the military junta insists it is attempting to achieve." http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/794584-pheu-thai-bets-on-govts-amnesty-for-yingluck/ They have to go for amnesty, with the usual threats if they don't get their own way, as they know they can't defend the indefensible. They presented no actual defense or answers to any questions at this hearing and will be on sticky ground if they have the same approach at the impending court case. Pushing for everything to go away and be swept under the carpet is all they have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis7 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 and the KITE bird is roaring in the sky crying for a change...yeah right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramrod711 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Abhisit said Yingluck was impeached because she failed to show up and answered queries from the assembly, which hinted a lack of respect on her part to the assembly and had led to negative public sentiment against her. Abhisit continues to put his foot in his mouth, Yingluck was impeached because she was derelict in her duties. She wasn't impeached for not answering questions, she had no answers for the questions that were being asked. I wish Abhisit would resign as leader of the Democrat party, perhaps a candidate would emerge that could win support in all regions of the country. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 ... perhaps a candidate would emerge that could win support in all regions of the country. Poles apart between regions that treasure education, and regions that trash it. Doubt there is one size fit all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post moe666 Posted January 25, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2015 The funny part is that they could still be in power if not for the amnesty thing. With a bit more patience she would have stillbeen there 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siampolee Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 trogers post # 5 Like they say, "I am my father's son". Cheating and lying is in the blood. Recall his exams in the university? Like they say, "I am my father's son". Cheating and lying is in the blood. Recall his exams in the university? It is a wise man who knows his own father and indeed Oak does know his own father that part of the comment is correct . However certain other parts of the comment are open to doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commerce Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 trogers post # 5 Like they say, "I am my father's son". Cheating and lying is in the blood. Recall his exams in the university? Like they say, "I am my father's son". Cheating and lying is in the blood. Recall his exams in the university? It is a wise man who knows his own father and indeed Oak does know his own father that part of the comment is correct . However certain other parts of the comment are open to doubt. Wherein? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) trogers post # 5 Like they say, "I am my father's son". Cheating and lying is in the blood. Recall his exams in the university? Like they say, "I am my father's son". Cheating and lying is in the blood. Recall his exams in the university? It is a wise man who knows his own father and indeed Oak does know his own father that part of the comment is correct . However certain other parts of the comment are open to doubt. Wherein? Psst, don't tell, but rumour has it his father likes female company Edited January 25, 2015 by rubl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 trogers post # 5 Like they say, "I am my father's son". Cheating and lying is in the blood. Recall his exams in the university? Like they say, "I am my father's son". Cheating and lying is in the blood. Recall his exams in the university? It is a wise man who knows his own father and indeed Oak does know his own father that part of the comment is correct . However certain other parts of the comment are open to doubt. Wherein? Psst, don't tell, but rumour has it his father likes female company Rubi, the quality of your posting seem to be slipping rapidly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Abhisit said Yingluck was impeached because she failed to show up and answered queries from the assembly, So nothing to do with the actual case then. I sometimes think all that education was wasted on this lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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