280 university lecturers sign statement to demand release of Thai students

[webfact]

280 university lecturers sign statement to demand release of students
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Some 280 university lecturers nationwide have signed a statement to call on the government to immediately release 14 student activists arrested for rallying to demand democracy.

Ten academics, who represent the network of the lecturers, turned up in front of the Bangkok Remand Prison at noon to read the first statement of the "Network of Lecturers who have concerns for the detained students".

The statement expressed the lecturers' support for the students and demanded the authorities to release them immediately without any conditions.

The ten academics included Anusron Unno, Pongkwan Sawasdipak, and Prajak Kongkirati from Thammasat University.

The statement said the lecturers are committed to support students' on-going peaceful fight for democracy. And they would work to spread the five principles which the activist students from New Democracy Movement are trying to push through, the statement said.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/280-university-lecturers-sign-statement-to-demand--30263426.html

-- The Nation 2015-06-30

[harrry]

Ten of them.

Maybe they should join the students inside so they see their studies continue.

[DM07]

Ten of them.

Maybe they should join the students inside so they see their studies continue.

Over 12.000 posts...and not a gram of wisdom!

[thesetat2013]

I would almost bet.money the other 270 are northerners supportinha certain political group

[h90]

would be nice to see what they lecture....political science, art, etc.....

[In Town]

Its heartening to see the professors finally standing up for democracy and free speech. Sad though that they could not do it for poor or powerless farmers, and only got the courage to stand up when it affected students. They are finally starting to realise that they are not a protected class, and that their cheerleading against democracy for the masses led to a loss of their freedoms as well.

[Tywais]

would be nice to see what they lecture....political science, art, etc.....

Political scientist from Thammasat University Pongkwan Sawasdipak. Involved in the 1932 anniversary activity.

Prajak Kongkirati - Political Science

Can't locate the 3rd one named in the OP.

[chainarong]

Thailand in it's present form of totalitarian Government is not worth two spits of bat's piss, the last effort by the military to quieten down the students resulted in some form of Democracy , which has at this time been destroyed by Team Prayut - O , this may very well and I say may , be the start of something the Military wanted to avoid but just like last time the heavy hand of authority turned against them and of course history has been known to repeat itself , Thailand is a good example of that.

[diehard60]

Isn't this the same group that protested the last government?????????????????????????

[Alwyn]

Ten of them.

Maybe they should join the students inside so they see their studies continue.

wow.. harsh

[Fat Haggis]

would be nice to see what they lecture....political science, art, etc.....

Why?

They have the right to opinions and votes.. do you have the same rights as these students or these lecturers?

Seriously so what if they lectured political science, their opinions and ability to protest are being cocooned by a Junta hell bent in stacking the cards in their favour.

It's all going to end in tears.

14 Pissed off students are far from being a threat to National Security, they don't need to be dealt with by a military court either.

Prayuth COULD, if he wanted to, win over a LOT of people, if he simply released these protestors and stated he understood their frustrations, but there's a time and a place for everything after all, he allowed Bangkok to be ground to a standstill, and by all accounts of the bold Suthep, complicit in the aims, and shenanigans of the PDRC protestors.

Can you please tell me exactly what's being done in 13 months after the coup with regards to reconciliation, which should have been the number 1 priority, as all I can see is a divide between the two opposing factions every bit, if not deeper than it was prior to 22nd May 2014.

[EnglishJohn]

would be nice to see what they lecture....political science, art, etc.....

Why?

They have the right to opinions and votes.. do you have the same rights as these students or these lecturers?

Seriously so what if they lectured political science, their opinions and ability to protest are being cocooned by a Junta hell bent in stacking the cards in their favour.

It's all going to end in tears.

14 Pissed off students are far from being a threat to National Security, they don't need to be dealt with by a military court either.

Prayuth COULD, if he wanted to, win over a LOT of people, if he simply released these protestors and stated he understood their frustrations, but there's a time and a place for everything after all, he allowed Bangkok to be ground to a standstill, and by all accounts of the bold Suthep, complicit in the aims, and shenanigans of the PDRC protestors.

Can you please tell me exactly what's being done in 13 months after the coup with regards to reconciliation, which should have been the number 1 priority, as all I can see is a divide between the two opposing factions every bit, if not deeper than it was prior to 22nd May 2014.

Prayuth's strategy for reconciliation is to try and prevent the red-shirt activists from continually driving a wedge through society.

He's done pretty well up to now : the usual thugs like Chalerm and Jatuporn have been kept quiet. Now they are using children.

The rest of your post is the usual dumbass horsesh1t we have come to expect from someone who spends all day on forums because people don't give him the time of day in real life. The Army started manning checkpoints because the police were letting the terrorists through. They then made it a full coup after giving Pheu-Thai chance to stop the murders and they refused. Hypocrites and liars about what really happened (just like 2010) are the reason reconciliation isn't going to happen.

[tx22cb]

Prayut couldn't care less - he has been quoted as saying

"I have to thank the students and other agencies, which are not these 14 students. There are a lot of other good students. Wherever I go, they would come to praise me," he told reporters. "But these (arrested) students only wanted democracy and election."

[lildragon]

would be nice to see what they lecture....political science, art, etc.....

Ah Yes. Such subjects that teach freedom of speech, critical thinking and freedom of expression. What poor skills to teach young people....

I swear some of you junta boys must be full time trolls

[masuk]

would be nice to see what they lecture....political science, art, etc.....

Why?

They have the right to opinions and votes.. do you have the same rights as these students or these lecturers?

Seriously so what if they lectured political science, their opinions and ability to protest are being cocooned by a Junta hell bent in stacking the cards in their favour.

It's all going to end in tears.

14 Pissed off students are far from being a threat to National Security, they don't need to be dealt with by a military court either.

Prayuth COULD, if he wanted to, win over a LOT of people, if he simply released these protestors and stated he understood their frustrations, but there's a time and a place for everything after all, he allowed Bangkok to be ground to a standstill, and by all accounts of the bold Suthep, complicit in the aims, and shenanigans of the PDRC protestors.

Can you please tell me exactly what's being done in 13 months after the coup with regards to reconciliation, which should have been the number 1 priority, as all I can see is a divide between the two opposing factions every bit, if not deeper than it was prior to 22nd May 2014.

Ummmm. got a lot of beach umbrellas moved....