Yingluck ‘may seek UK asylum

[wgdanson]

55 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

Or a Thai massage (traditional, or other) in the UK. 

That would be a happy ending to the situation.

[tomas557]

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

“You have to understand that the border is long and there is natural border route,” he said.

And how is the above related to the way she fled by ways described below? I didn't know private jets used land borders to exit Thailand, nor that they depart from other locations than those that are expected to have high security,.

 

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The source, who is well placed in the security hierarchy, gave a detailed description of her escape, saying she took a private jet from Thailand to Singapore and on to Dubai, AFP reported.

 

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Meanwhile, Colonel Winthai Suvaree, spokesperson for the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), said yesterday there had been no security meeting to address Yingluck’s escape.

Which says everything about what really happened.

[LannaGuy]

35 minutes ago, ezzra said:

The worst of it all is the loss of face to the whole Shin clan, from now

on they will be forever known as the run away Shins, not a bone of

courage and dignity to face the music among them...

and if any of the Shin's  siblings had any political asperations, well, that's

all gone to the toilet now....

That's illogical. We all accept the Junta facilitated her going so it's not as you describe at all.  It's "go or..."  and they enabled it and, by some accounts, even provided the car etc. so that is NOT 'run away' in anyone's book.

[eggers]

Will have to await court decision as to whether found guilty or not... but she's almost declared herself guilty by flight from country!

If found guilty, what basis could she apply to UK for Asylum? A convicted criminal, don't think so!!

Maybe swap places with Julian Assange in Ecuadorian Embassy?

At least if UK, Thailand likely has extradition treaty???? Easy...

 

If report true, shows what weak, greedy, gutless characters the Puppeteer & the Puppet are....

 

[LannaGuy]

1 minute ago, eggers said:

Will have to await court decision as to whether found guilty or not... but she's almost declared herself guilty by flight from country!

If found guilty, what basis could she apply to UK for Asylum? A convicted criminal, don't think so!!

Maybe swap places with Julian Assange in Ecuadorian Embassy?

At least if UK, Thailand likely has extradition treaty???? Easy...

 

If report true, shows what weak, greedy, gutless characters the Puppeteer & the Puppet are....

 

Good morning you have made several errors in your post.  1/ the junta facilitated her leaving so no choice  2/  she's not a convicted criminal in international eyes but a political one  3/ UK aren't stupid no chance of extradition  4/  don't swallow the Junta spin. Have a nice day.

[cms22]

2 hours ago, LannaGuy said:

The whole point, of it all, is nothing to do with Yingluck or rice it's ALL about politics.

Absolutely. And every every single Thai person I know agrees with this.

And yet somehow there are some deranged TV posters on here who actually believe it is about corruption!

They do make me laugh.

[LannaGuy]

Just now, cms22 said:

Absolutely. And every every single Thai person I know agrees with this.

And yet somehow there are some deranged TV posters on here who actually believe it is about corruption!

They do make me laugh.

Thank you. Some sanity on here.  Even my friends who support the yellows laugh and know that (but think it's good) but most Thais, to be honest, are fairly middle of the road but they are not stupid and know how things work here.

 

One, only this morning, told me "yes we know but we can't do anything it's all about money". I hope, with the younger generation, this changes but it might be decades.

[baboon]

14 minutes ago, tomas557 said:

And how is the above related to the way she fled by ways described below? I didn't know private jets used land borders to exit Thailand, nor that they depart from other locations than those that are expected to have high security,.

 

 

Which says everything about what really happened.

Yet still the ever diminishing hardcore of junta fanbois still refuse to see the increasingly blatant evidence that the junta were in on it all the time. That their 'anti corruption' heroes are even more morally bankrupt than the Shinawatra family. 

'Ha! But Yingluck fled the country in the dead of night like the thief she is!'

No she didn't. She left when she was good and ready with a 5* junta escort. How is your turd sandwich, by the way?

[LannaGuy]

10 minutes ago, baboon said:

Yet still the ever diminishing hardcore of junta fanbois still refuse to see the increasingly blatant evidence that the junta were in on it all the time. That their 'anti corruption' heroes are even more morally bankrupt than the Shinawatra family. 

'Ha! But Yingluck fled the country in the dead of night like the thief she is!'

No she didn't. She left when she was good and ready with a 5* junta escort. How is your turd sandwich, by the way?

Pic of the Yingluck 'secret convoy' to Cambodia

 

Edited August 27, 2017 by LannaGuy

[Lupatria]

UK Ayslum? Does that mean escapees with passports of Dubai and Nicaragua are considered coming from unsafe countries of origin?

[biggles45]

"Asylum. What a joke, she is guilty of at the very least criminal negligence, or looking the other way to frankly unchecked corruption by those in her party."

 

So how is she any different to the PM's in the past, including the current one ?

[baboon]

4 minutes ago, Lupatria said:

UK Ayslum? Does that mean escapees with passports of Dubai and Nicaragua are considered coming from unsafe countries of origin?

I wouldn't read too much into it. With her money and the regime she has left behind, she will be fast tracked a passport for pretty much any country of her choosing. Any asylum claim would just be to score a few political points.

[Ricardo]

1 hour ago, wgdanson said:

Hope she can get through understanding the Visa Apllication form.

 

Not to forget the English-language test !

[sweatalot]

" donate all her life to the fight [for democracy],” she said."

again democracy mentioned by that group - a fairy tale

 

what they mean is shinocracy

[baboon]

2 minutes ago, Ricardo said:

 

Not to forget the English-language test !

She won't need it. The Home Secretary will fill it in on her behalf while she is relaxing with a pint of Wifebeater in the pub next door.

[Richard W]

Quote

Thaksin, who once owned Manchester City football club, owns property in London and spends significant amounts of time in the city.

When was he allowed back to the UK?  I remember a decision being made not to allow him back in.

[TEFLKrabi]

Given the choice of letting her off and losing face or jailing her and risking civil war, letting her flee is probably best for everyone. 

[Rhys]

Send her to Trump xxx holster 45 he has some openings...

[Ricardo]

1 minute ago, Richard W said:

When was he allowed back to the UK?  I remember a decision being made not to allow him back in.

 

You're correct, he was banned for a few years, IIRC it was when Abhisit was in-charge, but that was later relaxed once again. Someone found a photo of him, getting into a London-taxi.

[Richard W]

5 minutes ago, baboon said:

She won't need it. The Home Secretary will fill it in on her behalf while she is relaxing with a pint of Wifebeater in the pub next door.

Won't her master's degree from Kentucky State University excuse her from the English test?  Is someone suggesting she wasn't taught?

[bristolgeoff]

that would be very wrong she screwed over her country for billions of baht or lost.if given asylum I think Thailand will make it harder for uk citizen in the future if true.accept what u did and pay for the crime,but like brother you run  and hide

[impulse]

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

The worst of it all is the loss of face to the whole Shin clan, from now

on they will be forever known as the run away Shins, not a bone of

courage and dignity to face the music among them...

and if any of the Shin's  siblings had any political asperations, well, that's

all gone to the toilet now....

 

What loss of face?  The media is full of common Thai people thrilled to death that she's gotten away.  Any political aspirations the Shins have are only on hold until a friendlier bunch gets into power and lifts any bans, warrants, and other obstructions.  Which may happen and may not.  She may as well wait in London and jet setting around the world for that to occur instead of a Thai prison.

 

Her escape has only elevated her in the eyes of many Thai's.  I'd say "most" Thai's but I don't have any numbers to back that up, nor do I think we'll soon see any such numbers reported without a reporter getting prosecuted.

 

Edited August 27, 2017 by impulse

[JAG]

the border is long and has many bushes, the sky is big with many clouds, the river is deep and the mountain is high...
thank you for helping me understand the various concepts involved

Not only is the river deep, but aren't there five of 'em?

[JAG]

The worst of it all is the loss of face to the whole Shin clan, from now
on they will be forever known as the run away Shins, not a bone of
courage and dignity to face the music among them...

Well, known by you anyway.

Since the "music" seemed to entail a long jail sentence, with all the attendant " health risks" that may entail (has for others recently) then maybe it was a sensible and very understandable decision.

Now, as a man of undoubted courage, if you were offered the choice between 10 years in jail, at the hands of a junta, some of whose members would regard your death as a positive political step, or a lift to the Cambodian border, what would you do? Stay and "face the music"?

[djjamie]

3 hours ago, bheard said:

Spending the rest of one's life in Dubai would be akin to life in a Thai prison I'd reckon. She'll be going elsewhere for sure.

One is Dubai and the other is a Thai prison. Can you tell the difference?

[sammieuk1]

Easy place to buy and live in London for fleeing rich criminals on the run maybe we could do an exchange for Boris, Gove and Farangatan and the rest of the brexit traitors who led the flat cap north up the garden path to lala land. 

[JAG]

Will have to await court decision as to whether found guilty or not... but she's almost declared herself guilty by flight from country!
If found guilty, what basis could she apply to UK for Asylum? A convicted criminal, don't think so!!
Maybe swap places with Julian Assange in Ecuadorian Embassy?
At least if UK, Thailand likely has extradition treaty???? Easy...
 
If report true, shows what weak, greedy, gutless characters the Puppeteer & the Puppet are....
 

If she wishes to stay in the UK, with her funds and a son to be educated (and he won't be going to the Bash St Comprehensive will he) she will be able to stay in the UK.
If the Thais remove her passport, then given the fact that she was the last democratically elected Prime Minister of a country now run by a junta, installed by a coup which was staged whilst she was standing for re-election, I think she will get asylum.

[Godang]

3 hours ago, z42 said:

Asylum. What a joke, she is guilty of at the very least criminal negligence, or looking the other way to frankly unchecked corruption by those in her party. As a UK citizen I would be disgusted if she was to be granted asylum, especially when there are many hundreds of thousands of INNOCENT people fleeing actual harm in their home nations.

Can only keep repeating that this idiotic woman is NOT THE VICTIM OF ANYTHING THAT WASN'T OF HER OWN MAKING. She is fleeing rightful criminal prosecution, and that should provide no grounds for asylum whatsoever.

 

You mean the thousands of peace loving Muslims. You must be one of those softies who believe they will enrich U.K. life.

[Godang]

44 minutes ago, baboon said:

She won't need it. The Home Secretary will fill it in on her behalf while she is relaxing with a pint of Wifebeater in the pub next door.

Her English is probably better than yours

 

[silent]

47 minutes ago, Ricardo said:

 

Not to forget the English-language test !

She'd probably score better on an English language test than many educated native citizens can