Gen Prawit: 17 warrants not connected to attacks in 7 southern provinces

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Gen Prawit: 17 warrants not connected to attacks in 7 southern provinces

  

BANGKOK, 19 August 2016 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has clarified that the 17 warrants issued on August 18th were not related to the attacks in the seven southern provinces. 

Gen Prawit said the warrants were issued by the military court on grounds of insurgency. He said authorities have been closely monitoring the suspects and had sufficient evidence to file the charges. 

As the country entered its reform phase of drafting organic laws, Gen Prawit also said that the military has continued to ban political gatherings. 

Regarding pleas to release political prisoners currently held in military prisons, the Deputy Premier said authorities must continue to adhere to legal procedures while taking into consideration the potential ramifications towards peace and order.

 

-- nnt 2016-08-19

[candide]

So they have not been arrested as scapegoats. It's just to distract attention towards a so-called insurgency of dad's army in order to increase confusion.

[Thailand]

 

8 minutes ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

Reconciliation was never on the agenda and this is as wide a divide I have seen in 27 years living and working in Thailand. 

 

The ptb do seem to be doing their best to stoke the fires as opposed to achieve any form of reconciliation.

[tbthailand]

Gen Prawit: 17 warrants not connected to attacks in 7 southern provinces

 

Well, now he's stating the obvious, ... 

 

On the other hand, this ...

 

Regarding pleas to release political prisoners currently held in military prisons, the Deputy Premier said authorities must continue to adhere to legal procedures

 

should make you want to vomit... 

[BigBadGeordie]

dou·ble·speak

ˈdəbəlˌspēk/

noun

deliberately euphemistic, ambiguous, or obscure language.

"the art of political doublespeak"

synonyms:equivocating, evasion, dodging, beating about the bush, pussyfooting (around).

 

"With the number of informants was used as a mean of intimidation and terror against dissidents and critics of the regime. Today in Serbia, operates reorganized agency called the Security and Information Agency (BIA).

 

Hello 1984.

And goodnight Thailand.

[brucec64]

Prawit does not seem like an overly imaginative fellow, so the irony of "authorities must continue to adhere to legal procedures " and how he came about to his current position would be completely lost on him.

[NongKhaiKid]

It's more than a little worrying when he now says he doesn't want to be PM.

[PattayaBoy]

Disinfo

[ursandro]

They must have been playing bridge.

[Alive]

These are the ones arrested for communist thinking.

[ScotBkk]

12 hours ago, BigBadGeordie said:

dou·ble·speak

ˈdəbəlˌspēk/

noun

deliberately euphemistic, ambiguous, or obscure language.

"the art of political doublespeak"

synonyms:equivocating, evasion, dodging, beating about the bush, pussyfooting (around).

 

"With the number of informants was used as a mean of intimidation and terror against dissidents and critics of the regime. Today in Serbia, operates reorganized agency called the Security and Information Agency (BIA).

 

Hello 1984.

And goodnight Thailand.

Army

 

The Junta would never have been accepted into the Gestapo for being too cruel 

[lvr181]

22 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

Reconciliation was never on the agenda and this is as wide a divide I have seen in 27 years living and working in Thailand. 

 

Culture will not change over night. Even the PM cannot change that! I don't have the answer either, but better education may help in the long term.

 

Unfortunately the ruling classes see better education as empowering the people. Sadly, I don't think they want that.