Prayut defends use of Article 44

[webfact]

Prayut defends use of Article 44
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has refuted accusation he has excessively used the absolute power under Article 44, saying each use has been out of necessity.

 

“I don’t want to use [the Article 44], but it is necessary. Otherwise, there are no other solutions since the normal law is not respected or there are no laws that cover the issues,” Prayut said on Wednesday.

 

Prayut, in his capacity as the head of the junta government, has exercised Article 44 to break deadlocks in administration, such as ordering the transfer of graft suspects in state agencies to speed up the process that could otherwise take time under normal law. 

 

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[colinneil]

I have the power, i speak you peasants listen ok.

[maoro2013]

It should never be necessary.

 

If laws need amending, then amend them, do not give absolute power to anybody, the person with this power is outside the law.

[yellowboat]

"Prayut asked that people do not lay the blame on the law or officers. He said it was everyone’s responsibility to stop conflicts and solve the problems."

 

Sadly he and article 44, which is just another name for military law, is the problem.  By usurping power from an elected government and being a divisive figure that muzzles the media, does not allow free speech, enforces draconian laws and marginalizes craft beer it shows he is the problem.   A problem that can only be solved after his departure from politics.

[darksidedog]

1 hour ago, maoro2013 said:

It should never be necessary.

 

If laws need amending, then amend them, do not give absolute power to anybody, the person with this power is outside the law.

Enforcing laws would be a good start. Getting rid of the sttupid ones, like Computer crimes and defamation would also help.

No one should be above the law, a fact many BIBs should try to understand.

[tonypace02]

I don't see that this system is any worse than the socio-political-economic lie called DEMOCRACY, which is nothing more than a power oligarchy dominated by elite people whose primary purpose is to protect the wealthy minority against the consequences of its inept attempts to increase its wealth.  This experiment began 225 years ago in the United States and it has failed everywhere it has been tried.

[debate101]

21 minutes ago, tonypace02 said:

I don't see that this system is any worse than the socio-political-economic lie called DEMOCRACY, which is nothing more than a power oligarchy dominated by elite people whose primary purpose is to protect the wealthy minority against the consequences of its inept attempts to increase its wealth.  This experiment began 225 years ago in the United States and it has failed everywhere it has been tried.

Nope. Democracy is a set of limitations on the elite, without which you have outright tyranny and no hope for justice. Such a system protects civil liberties, which are public goods that allow society to develop and allow members of the society to become fully human by growing, speaking, and thinking in ways that are not artificially limited by the state.

[champers]

Why bother?

[CantSpell]

It would be so much better if he could just stop talking and trying to justify himself and his circus...

 

He is kind of losing face (becoming more ridiculous) every times he opens his mouth..

[Ramen087]

50 minutes ago, tonypace02 said:

I don't see that this system is any worse than the socio-political-economic lie called DEMOCRACY, which is nothing more than a power oligarchy dominated by elite people whose primary purpose is to protect the wealthy minority against the consequences of its inept attempts to increase its wealth.  This experiment began 225 years ago in the United States and it has failed everywhere it has been tried.

What do you recommend in place of democracy? 

[elgordo38]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

since the normal law is not respected or there are no laws that cover the issues,” Prayut said on Wednesday.

Pretty well covers it. Traffic laws especially. To bad he could not article 44 all drivers to obey the rules. A magic wand. 

[yardrunner]

2 hours ago, tonypace02 said:

I don't see that this system is any worse than the socio-political-economic lie called DEMOCRACY, which is nothing more than a power oligarchy dominated by elite people whose primary purpose is to protect the wealthy minority against the consequences of its inept attempts to increase its wealth.  This experiment began 225 years ago in the United States and it has failed everywhere it has been tried.

I think that you will find that democracy began in classical Greece and that it has had some failures and some successes over the last 1500 years

[free123]

On 9.3.2017 at 8:21 AM, yellowboat said:

"Prayut asked that people do not lay the blame on the law or officers. He said it was everyone’s responsibility to stop conflicts and solve the problems."

 

Sadly he and article 44, which is just another name for military law, is the problem.  By usurping power from an elected government and being a divisive figure that muzzles the media, does not allow free speech, enforces draconian laws and marginalizes craft beer it shows he is the problem.   A problem that can only be solved after his departure from politics.

as long the beer is cheap and plenty of ladys around who gives a shit....

[baboon]

5 minutes ago, free123 said:

as long the beer is cheap and plenty of ladys around who gives a shit....

Beer isn't cheap and women can be found all round the globe. I do give a shit.

[beautifulthailand99]

I say to my missus if the power of 'freedom' comedy was ever unleashed in LOS then the people would be laughing so hard and for so long tears would be streaming from millions of shiny, happy faces for days on end - which is why of course it is effectively banned - and we are just left with clowns and boinngs and the like to leaven another dull day in 'paradise'.

[mtls2005]

“I don’t want to use [the Article 44], but it is necessary. Otherwise, there are no other solutions since the normal law is not respected or there are no laws that cover the issues,” Prayut said on Wednesday.
 

 

Passive-aggressive much?

 

And this "view" probably speaks more about the main problem which Thailand faces: the law is not respected.

 

After all, the junta did pretty much disrespect the law by organizing a coup, tearing up the constitution, giving themselves amnesty, ruling with absolute power.

 

Sort of sets  a bad example?