Gen Prawit insists the military will not sign an MoU

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Gen Prawit insists the military will not sign an MoU

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The military has turned down a proposal of the Pheu Thai party that it should sign a memorandum of understanding pledging not to ever stage a coup.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said Thursday that the military is impartial and is not in conflict with any parties or groupings.

 

“No need to sign (the MOU). Only when the country is bogged down in an impasse or is in serious conflict that the military will (stage a coup). The Pheu Thai party must have thought that the military still stage a coup. I am now over 70. Since I was young, I can guarantee that no one wants to stage a coup. If there is a coup and the people won’t support it, then it will not be possible.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/gen-prawit-insists-military-will-not-sign-mou/

 

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[SaintLouisBlues]

I wonder what the penalty is for failing to abide by an MoU?

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

They would never do that would they?

[candide]

From the full article:

"But this time, the people agreed that we came to restore peace....". Hmmm... I don't remember that the people had any say about it!

[optad]

What is the point of a "coup" if you cannot do it illegally?

[Rhys]

Do they have the issues, with stupidity in their own party?   We shall not admit people into the party who are not stupid.....

 

[honoluludave]

Did anybody really think that they would do that?

[DM07]

No!
Really?
I am stunned!


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[yellowboat]

"The military has turned down a proposal of the Pheu Thai party that it should sign a memorandum of understanding pledging not to ever stage a coup." 

 

The voting blocks in the north and east of the country pretty much control an election.  The military has no way to counter this other than with guns.  Universal suffrage is bad for business unless it benefits the military. 

[arrowsdawdle]

What a bunch of crap to say that nobody ever wants a coup. Two Thai coups by their very nature, as evidenced in 2006 and 2014, overrode the will of the people and overturned their elected choice of leaders. 

[smutcakes]

Its completely irrelevant if they sign it. Coups are illegal but when they do it they just chuck the Constitution in the bin and give themselves all encompassing amnesty for past or future deeds, so signing this would not make any difference.

[arrowsdawdle]

Such trampling on the will of the people opens the door to those disenfranchised and trampled to embrace ideologies, e.g., communist or radical islamic, that promise resources to reclaim their country. As sure as durian stinks, this will happen if enlightened leaders that put the people first instead of the elite and their privileged military continue to be overthrown.

[newcomer71]

" If there is a coup and the people won’t support it, then it will not be possible. "
He is a comedian, clearly...

[edwinchester]

"I am now over 70. Since I was young, I can guarantee that no one wants to stage a coup."

 

Well just in his lifetime Thailand has seen 15 military coup so the evidence suggests otherwise.

[mtls2005]

Do as I say.

[Srikcir]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The military has turned down a proposal of the Pheu Thai party

I hope the news media asks Abhisit if the Democrat party agrees that the military sign the MOU.

But he knows who butters his toast.

[performance]

The truth is a army is not in place to hold there own country to ransom and relieve everyone of the God given human rights. We understand that your not the brightest lot. Living in the 1950 era. But the whole point of a legitimate coup is to install the basics of law and order. Which your regime has badly failed to deliver.  For God sakes man it's been 3 years and it still takes 3 visits to a DLT to register a vehicle.  There are non existent police reforms. Just a few examples of the bread and butter administration failures. As a result even the RTP know your full of talk. Your sole purpose is to earn off your projects. Your not qualified to restore or trusted.  Thais have had enough.

[performance]

People won't support it so we attack or arrest them lol. 70 year old liar 

[chilli42]

6 hours ago, candide said:

From the full article:

"But this time, the people agreed that we came to restore peace....". Hmmm... I don't remember that the people had any say about it!

 

True enough but they did bring social peace, however temporary it will be.

[Baerboxer]

4 hours ago, yellowboat said:

"The military has turned down a proposal of the Pheu Thai party that it should sign a memorandum of understanding pledging not to ever stage a coup." 

 

The voting blocks in the north and east of the country pretty much control an election.  The military has no way to counter this other than with guns.  Universal suffrage is bad for business unless it benefits the military. 

 

Controlled voting blocks indeed. What happened to opposition campaigners, in those areas?

 

But really. This is a bit like expecting politicians to honor the oaths they take when sworn in. Or asking PTP to sign an MoU that they won't accept Thaksin's monthly pay-off / salary or accept his instructions. Or asking the UDD to actually hold free elections for its leadership roles. 

 

Ain't gonna happen.

[Baerboxer]

1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

I hope the news media asks Abhisit if the Democrat party agrees that the military sign the MOU.

But he knows who butters his toast.

 

Or perhaps the media could ask PTP about signing an MoU prohibiting convicted criminals from paying their MP's a salary, selecting who gets promoted and demoted and issuing instructions on everything?

 

A political party that doesn't respect the law because its owned by a criminal billionaire who made billions from ripping his country off. How envious those African despots must be.

[candide]

1 hour ago, chilli42 said:

 

True enough but they did bring social peace, however temporary it will be.

They were part of the faction that was violently protesting in the street, not a neutral player. One faction won by force and imposed its domination to the other faction. 

[Redline]

I missed the vote for the coup.  I must have wasted, or temporarily insane?

[Moonmoon]

well said Prawit, he has the makings of an honest politician.

[elgordo38]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

BANGKOK: -- The military has turned down a proposal of the Pheu Thai party that it should sign a memorandum of understanding pledging not to ever stage a coup.

There goes reconciliation out the window. 

[elgordo38]

24 minutes ago, Redline said:

I missed the vote for the coup.  I must have wasted, or temporarily insane?

Don't feel bad we all did. It was a well designed plan. Suthep stirred the pot till it boiled over and then the trap was sprung. 

[elgordo38]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said Thursday that the military is impartial and is not in conflict with any parties or groupings.

Porkies.