Abhisit pleads for respecting court decisions

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Abhisit pleads for respecting court decisions

By The Nation

 

 

Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Thursday that the court ruling on the crackdown against yellow shirts in 2008 would not likely set a precedent. Nor would it compare with the 2010 crackdown on red shirt protesters by his government, as facts in each incident were different, he added.

 

Abhisit said it is normal for people to agree or disagree with a court ruling, but they must respect that ruling. 

 

In the crackdown during his government, Abhisit said there were clear procedures adopted, with his government petitioning to the court, which then ruled that the gathering was illegal. The government also declared an emergency decree and put in place security measures in place to deal with the protestors. He said people need to think about the specific facts of the two situations and see if they can be compared.

 

Abhisit said he felt sorry for those people upset by yesterday’s court ruling yesterday, but they should respect the court and opt for legal channels to appeal, in order to not cause more division. 

 

A similar situation could result from the scheduled August 25 court ruling on former PM Yingluck Shinawatra’s alleged breaches in the rice pledging scheme.

The best thing for people to do is to avoid politicising the issue, and instead respect the law so that any possible violence can be avoided.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30322682

 

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[gamini]

He is very right.

[phantomfiddler]

This is one sensible and honest guy, and a great shame that he was not permitted to govern the country for any significant length of time.

[debate101]

2 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

This is one sensible and honest guy, and a great shame that he was not permitted to govern the country for any significant length of time.

He quit the democratic process twice because he couldn't win a fair election to allow the military to "step in" and "reform" the country because he thought he would be the beneficiary. Now, according to international security analysts, "There is almost no conceivable way for Thailand back to the democratic path." What a sensible and honest guy. Certainly not a "respectable" front man for fascist interests.

[gamini]

On 04/08/2017 at 0:15 AM, debate101 said:

He quit the democratic process twice because he couldn't win a fair election to allow the military to "step in" and "reform" the country because he thought he would be the beneficiary. Now, according to international security analysts, "There is almost no conceivable way for Thailand back to the democratic path." What a sensible and honest guy. Certainly not a "respectable" front man for fascist interests.

 

On 04/08/2017 at 0:15 AM, debate101 said:

He quit the democratic process twice because he couldn't win a fair election to allow the military to "step in" and "reform" the country because he thought he would be the beneficiary. Now, according to international security analysts, "There is almost no conceivable way for Thailand back to the democratic path." What a sensible and honest guy. Certainly not a "respectable" front man for fascist interests.

This post  is such nonsense, it is not worth replying to. You know nothing about this country.