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Suthep says PDRC to launch an offensive next week | Thai PBS English News

Suthep says PDRC to launch an offensive next week
in Politics | March 28, 2014 (101 views)
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Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban announced Thursday night that the People’s Democratic Reform Committee would launch an offensive next week to “seize back sovereign power” for the Thai people.
Addressing a crowd of supporters at Lumpini park Thursday night, the PDRC secretary-general said that the people would “seize back the sovereign power” so that a people’s government and a people’s assembly could be set up to start the reform process which would take one and a half years after which an election would be held.

He said that the mass procession tomorrow (Saturday) was meant to send a message that the “people who are the real owner of the country” want immediate reform before there is an election.

He said that the people had lost their patience and wanted immediate reform to be worked out by the people and not by politicians and that Thaksin regime must not be allowed to have any influence over the Thai politics during the reform period “which means caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her cabinet must be out of the office”.

The reform, explained Mr Suthep, was meant to allow “good people” to have a chance to administer the country on behalf of the people.

Originally Posted by Yasojack

“seize back the sovereign power”

Originally Posted by Yasojack

“people who are the real owner of the country”

Interesting choice of words.

his timetable is as trustworthy as the timetable to pay farmers for rice

thai culture at its finest

At this rate we will see Yingluck impeached, the Democrat party disbanded, and some absolute nobody running the country.

perhaps a no--body that is presently being trained for the post.

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

we will see Yingluck impeached

Yes.

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

the Democrat party disbanded

No.

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

and some absolute running the country

Yes.

But, sooner or later, this cycle will be broken; we just don't know if it will be this time or not...

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

the Democrat party disbanded

No.

If the EC go ahead with the next election and the Democrats refuse to stand then the party is over for them.

There is a New Democrat party though.....

The dems are doing exactly as told by the PAD backers (PC), so they will be, as always, support by the corrupt judicial system no matter what...

Originally Posted by Yasojack

“seize back sovereign power” for the Thai people.

think you'll find the elections have already been scheduled suthi.
this guy makes thaksin look like a boy scout. What to do about him?

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

The dems are doing exactly as told by the PAD backers (PC), so they will be, as always, support by the corrupt judicial system no matter what...

They may be crying a tad louder for reform...

Well the red shirts have been building up slowly, but steadily. They have managed to keep a lid on their extremists so far, but their fuse is noticeably getting short. The death spiral may be starting now- the worse one side gets, the worse the other responds. Not looking good for Thailand at all.

One silver lining- most of the illicit arms, on both sides, are in and around bangkok now.

i was told the red shirts are coming out in force at Songkran.

Originally Posted by Yasojack

People’s Democratic Reform Committee would launch an offensive next week

Only way to put and end to these Nazis is to deal with them as Mao would. "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."

Suthep needs a sniper round in his head.

Originally Posted by chitown

Suthep needs a sniper round in his head.

I hope not as my wife and daughter are at the rally...

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by Yasojack

People’s Democratic Reform Committee would launch an offensive next week

Only way to put and end to these Nazis is to deal with them as Mao would. "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."

IMO as long as the Dubai jackel is breathing there will never be peace in Thailand.

Originally Posted by Norton

Only way to put and end to these Nazis

I've seen many comments likening Suthep to Hitler, but I disagree.

He is more like this guy ...

Needs a few more microphones...

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

At this rate we will see some absolute nobody running the country.

To be fair an absolute nobody has been leading the nation since 2011.

With all the flippant comments aside, I think most of us realize just how serious it is now. Unlike anything most of us have seen before.

Originally Posted by Mr Lick

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

At this rate we will see some absolute nobody running the country.

To be fair an absolute nobody has been leading the nation since 2011.

You mean Samak and Abhisit were somebodies?

Originally Posted by Mr Lick

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

At this rate we will see some absolute nobody running the country.

To be fair an absolute nobody has been leading the nation since 2011.

To be fair, all these politicians are somebodies in Thailand. If you think they're nobodies it's because you haven't made the effort to understand the country you live in.

^^ The sister of a fugitive appointed to look after her brothers business interests, probably in connection with some tax dodging piece of entrepreneurism. Not exactly a self-made woman I would have thought but perhaps famous for being related to a criminal.


Strangely , my father wanted me to partner him in a plumbing firm when I was younger but I quickly realised i couldn't have coped with the fame.

I'm pretty sure the peasants of Thailand who voted for Yingluck hadn't heard of her a couple of months previously either. Ok i'm happy to be a peasant