Thread: Coup Anniversary: Reds rally on Ratchadamnoen Rd

Where's a good flash flood when you need one.

Originally Posted by Necron99

Where's a good flash flood when you need one.

Right now

Celebrating the coups 6th anniversary

UDD ‏@UDD_English
FYI this is the new official English language twitter account for the UDD (United Front For Democracy Against Dictatorship).


Huge UDD rally tonight in Bangkok to mark 6th anniversary of the 2006 military coup which illegally removed the democratically elected govt

UDD lawyer @RobertAmsterdam on stage at rally tonight: "There can be no reconciliation until there is justice."

UDD lawyer @RobertAmsterdam at coup anniversary rally: "There is a revolution of accountability occurring in Thailand."

UDD lawyer @RobertAmsterdam: "We must fight for Eng lang news that reports in interests of Thailand instead of interests of Dem Party"

UDD lawyer @RobertAmsterdam: "When we expose the behavior of the amaart [Thai elites] to the international community they are outraged."

UDD lawyer @RobertAmsterdam: "We must make sure that never again are the guns of soldiers turned on civilians."

UDD lawyer @RobertAmsterdam: "Reconciliation can only occur when there is truth and justice and when we recognise universal human rights"

Torrential downpours tonight at the UDD rally in Bangkok. One UDD source put estimated numbers at 10,000, although that's unconfirmed.

UDD chairwoman, Tida on tonight's rally "The other group [PAD/Yellow Shirts] could never get a turn-out like this in these conditions".

Just had another estimation of numbers at rally tonight - down to 8000. Given awful monsoon conditions this is excellent.

UDD leader Dr Weng at tonight's rally said backstage "It shows the solidarity of the Red Shirts that they gathered under heavy rains" (1)

Dr Weng: "Tonight we discussed the disaster of the 2006 Coup. It destroyed and distorted the democratic system in Thailand" (2)

Dr Weng: "We have an undemocratic constitution which was passed under the barrel of a gun" (3).

Dr Weng to take the stage with Boonchoo Praiuwal, wife of taxi driver Noamtong, who sacrificed himself for his convictions.

Illegally ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra via webcast: If Thailand continues on the path of the elite, she will slide into backwardness

Chairwoman Thida Thavornseth speaking to thousands at rally about the impact of the 2006 coup and the injustice to ordinary Thai people.

Chairwoman Thida at rally calls for the movement to reach out to those who believe in justice and democracy, red and non-red.

Chairwoman Thida: "We are still living in the period of the coup. Instead of the military, the judiciary is now the instrument of choice"

“The Coup is Not Over” – UDD, Robert Amsterdam



On Saturday, in torrential monsoon rains, thousands of Red Shirts gathered in Bangkok to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the 2006 military coup that illegally ousted Thailand’s democratically elected Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.

Red Shirt leaders, Robert Amsterdam, and PM Thaksin (via a webcast) delivered a resounding message that the military coup is still in effect.
Amsterdam asserted that:

“The Coup is not over. This government is not free, nor can it be democratic when institutions in this country have a veto over its ability to function.”

In her speech at the rally, UDD Chairwoman, Thida Thavornseth argued that since 1932 there have been 18 military coups – that’s one coup almost every four years.

She also maintained that despite democratic elections in 2011, Thailand is still living under the conditions of a coup, the difference being that:

“Instead of the military, the judiciary is now the instrument of choice”

UDD leader Jatuporn Prompan also spoke to the crowd:

“In Thailand, a coup can happen at any time. This is not a true democracy, when people suffer and must stop working to protest, and must pay the price with their lives.”

He also reaffirmed the UDD’s commitment to a democratic Constitution, saying that:

“We must amend the Constitution so that everybody in the country has equal rights.”

One thing is for sure, the Red Shirts are dedicated to the cause. An estimated number of 8,000 Thais attended the rally which lasted for eleven hours on Saturday.

robertamsterdam.com

^^ sounds like they are trying to justify their incompetence ? or is it all about a certain amnesty ?

regardless, there is no reconciliation possible when you have snakes like Thaksin in the equation