Thai army chief says crackdown on mafias will be indefinite

[Benmart]

Public disclosure of assets, by an international, investigative auditing agency, would certainly help to identify those in question. Dreams for sure.

[angiolo]

I think he means "indefinatly delayed"

I think Indefinatly is another word for never.in translation

[siliconvalley]

Wow....

This guy sounds exactly like M.L.K. I HAVE A DREAM

[bobbymack]

I think he means "red shirts" and everyone who disagrees with the army junta. In reality, if he did crackdown on the "mafia" he would have to include the army and police in this as they are the only mafia here and which is institutionalised.

[Srikcir]

Two very ominous statements from the perspective of any future democratic elected Thai government:

- Army chief says [Army] crackdown on mafias will be indefinite

- The military has vowed to implement the government's policy of eliminating influential groups

This is a clear statement that regardless of any new government that follows the Prayut regime, the Thai military will operate outside of and independently of government - a law unto itself. Really, this is actually no different than how the military operates now. The military will decide who are influential groups that threaten Thai society as defined by the military.

Will the Army's judicial independence be prescribed in Meechai's draft constitution so any new government cannot override the military's operations? Or shall the military just ignore any new constitution as it has always done in the past? Afterall, the military might consider a new elected government as a dangerous influential group.

[Hawk]

"NCPO, military and police commence crackdown on all influential opponents of the government."

[neal david]

thailand ...the hub of bullshit ......all talk and very little action ..... boring .....

[rudy h]

Where will he start, up high or down low on the mafia ladder? This announcement would have been a perfect opportunity to have an example of a mafioso sitting next to him in cuffs as actions speak louder than words.

[Champneys]

Already 1 April today ?.................

Every day is April Fools Day here in Thailand. Just part of the brainwashing exercise.

[SOTIRIOS]

....easy to say.....

..there is a case presently before the courts regarding tens if not hundreds of billions....and the staple of the Thai economy....

...a few illegal cars will not make that go away......

[stickylies]

Farang no understand. Rtp and rta good mafia! Him sell yaba to school kids, him bad mafia. Not same same. Rtp and rta protect Thailand and kingdom and religion and people. Good mafia. Him sell drugs him bad vely vely.

[Eric Loh]

Who dare question if the crackdown goes extrajudiciary.

[Khon Kaen Dave]

Al Capone,John Gotti,Vito Genevase,and all the others would be rolling over laughing in their graves.

[menzies233]

The mafia must be sooooo scared.

Indeed, imagine the fear they instil ... a bit like playing "Scare Your Children" with a scary movie! Whoooo.......Daddy is going to tickle you to death, bloody idiots!

[Rhys]

Forgot whose turn is it now? Such a news worthy event...

[selftaopath]

Why don't they just do it?

i'am tired of all these announcements with no actions.

It's ALWAYS talk talk talk... Action? lol ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh lol lol

[orchis]

"indefinitely" because of no results.

[laolover88]

I want to see the list. Here's a way to start:

1. Royal Thai Police

2. Royal Thai Police

3. All Government Officials

4. All foreigners

5. TS

6 Pattaya Bridge Club

7 All dual price chargers...............................

8.Thai Airways

8.....................................................................................go on

[oldsailor35]

Does that include the police? LOL

And Islands like Samui, Tao & Phuket???

Start with Koh Tao, should be easy !

[menzies233]

Wow....

This guy sounds exactly like M.L.K. I HAVE A DREAM

We can only hope he ends up the same way, in a box six feet under! Praise the Lord! No doubt the locals will misspell it like the Negroes did back in the '60's " I have A Deram"

Edited March 9, 2016 by menzies233

[oldsailor35]

The funny part of this story is the fact they are expecting local authorities such as governors and mayors to help with the crackdown, the most effective way to tackle such organised crime is to start at the top and work down

It is the only way smedly. Fiddling around with the 'bottom feeders' will do sweet FA except create another vacancy for some enterprising person who is willing to pay his way.

[Reigntax]

Wow....

This guy sounds exactly like M.L.K. I HAVE A DREAM

We can only hope he ends up the same way, in a box six feet under! Praise the Lord! No doubt the locals will misspell it like the Negroes did back in the '60's " I have A Deram"

Yes, I once had a deram also but the wheels fell off and I had it replaced by a draem. Edited March 9, 2016 by Reigntax

[Dogmatix]

I don't see why the army chief needs to announce a crackdown on mafias who say how long it will go on for. Mafias are, by definition, criminal organisations involved in a range of illegal enterprises and protecting their turf with illegal weapons, thus committing murders etc as well. It is the duty of all enforcement agencies to pursue mafias permanently until there are none left. There will be complaints that only Thaksinite mafias are targeted, which will probably be true, but, if they are criminals, they should still be hunted down and arrested whether they support Thaksin or anyone else. The argument I have seen that convicting Sorrayuth, the news reading thief, or other Thaksin supporters for corruption is unfair because there are corrupt non-Thakinites who have not been convicted is a totally specious argument because it doesn't make Sorrayuth and other Thaksinite thieves less guilty.

If Thaksin puts another nominee in power, or even comes back alive in person, he can go around arresting mafias that didn't vote for him and redress the balance but a criminal is a criminal and belongs in jail.

A pity though that they are unlikely to mop up the brown or green mafias this time around. Perhaps their time will come some day in the very distant future.

[Redline]

Preposterous!

[elgordo38]

When did it start?

Wow indefinite never ending till the last one is caught. Any kind of an indefinite purge is a rare thing here. Usually these things last 24 hours or less. Somebody has stirred up a hornets nest. Retribution??

[Lupatria]

Good move. To make it much easier for yourself just round up all from the biggest mafias such as police, army, navy, border control and all former politicians regardless of colour.

...forgot the "rulers' of certain islands?

[Kru Baa]

Oh they're cracking down are they?Will this be a retroactive crack down? Is that why they allowed the Mafia in Koa Tao to rigg a trial and convict two inocent migrant workers so that their sons can get away with murder?

[Praematura]

Lol this entire country is a mafia state.

[Robm579]

Isn't that what he is supposed to be doing all day every day anyway....?

If I were a refuse collector ... would I call a press conference to tell every one that that was what I was going to do... Indefinitely!

I.e. Collect refuse... After all it's what I'm paid to do...!

Or is he just admitting that actually it's not what he's been doing ... But now he'll give it a good go.... For a while....

Sack his arse... !

[FredNL]

Dear Thailand,

A leap year doesn't mean that April 1^st comes 3 weeks earlier but it means that February has 29 days instead of 28 days....

Kind regards,

FredNL

Edited March 9, 2016 by FredNL