Former PM Yingluck May Be Detained For '3-7 Days'

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Former PM Yingluck May Be Detained For '3-7 Days'
23 May 2014



BANGKOK — Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinwatra may be detained by the military for at least “3-7 days,” reports say.

Ms. Yingluck, younger sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who was ousted in another military coup in 2006, arrived at the Army Club this morning in compliance with orders from the military junta and has yet to be released.

Other prominent politicians of the previous government were also summoned to the Army Club, including former Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongphaisarn and former Deputy PM Pongthep Thepkanchana.

None of these top politicians have been publicly released. Dozens of vans were seen leaving the Army Club after dark, and it is believed that the politicians were ferried away to military barracks for a prolonged detention.

A source said Ms. Yingluck was sent to a military base in Saraburi, north of Bangkok, where she might be held for at least "3-7" days.

Ms. Yingluck's aides were told in the evening to prepare personal belongings for the former leader, the source said.

A senior military officer told Reuters that they would not detain Ms. Yingluck for more than one week. "That would be too long," the officer reportedly said. "We just need to organize matters in the country first."
The source declined to say where Yingluck was being held.

The military’s National Peace and Order Maintaining Council (NPOMC), which seized power on Thursday, has also detained dozens of Redshirt activists and allies of the previous government. More than 100 have been banned from leaving the country.

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[leemo]

Great, not too late for Thailand to have its own aung san suu kyi.

[Exit Strategy]

may be detained by the military for at least “3-7 days,” reports say

If she is treated badly... then, hell.

[Little Chuchok]

^Very doable....

[nidhogg]

Great, not too late for Thailand to have its own aung san suu kyi.

Aung San Suu Kyi should blood sue you for that.....

[zygote1]

The military will make a martyr out of her yet.
Whatever criticisms some wish to make, it is reprehensible that the army would hold her as a virtual hostage. It is reprehensible. Whatever her faults might be, she was clean - not even Suthep accused her of personal corruption. The Thai military has made a political blunder with her detention.

[Exit Strategy]

Quote:
Originally Posted by leemo
Great, not too late for Thailand to have its own aung san suu kyi.
Aung San Suu Kyi should blood sue you for that.....

You are incorrect. Yingluck and Aung San Suu Kyi are on the same side here. Plenty of articles you could read. Photo from World Economic Forum 2012.

[kmart]

Former PM Yingluck May Be Detained For '3-7 Days'

I'd like to be in on the de-briefing.

[nidhogg]

^ Nah. Too many people remember the burberry boots.....as I said - she ain't no aung san...

[FloridaBorn]

may be detained by the military for at least “3-7 days,” reports say

If she is treated badly... then, hell.

If days read like hours, my strong impression (getting stronger by the day) is that something larger then life (to the Thai's) is pending and this is all preemptive to that given all of the power structure both past and present being summoned and detained. This entire set of events is leading up to a calming & unifying effect for a pending traumatic event several days ahead at some point in the near future for Thailand..

If my impression is correct it is a necessary preemptive action and this is really the only way to deal with it reasonably for the good of the country. The company my missus works for (a top Thai company) has had some very strange internal goings on recently as well that were inexplicable, at least until now, the pieces are beginning to fall into place, again only my personal impressions and I can not elaborate much more but they fit..

I've also heard a few things from my previous position but will remain mum for the most part which is why I haven't posted much on the topic previously.

[Ratchaburi]

may be detained by the military for at least “3-7 days,” reports say

If she is treated badly... then, hell.

If days read like hours, my strong impression (getting stronger by the day) is that something larger then life (to the Thai's) is pending and this is all preemptive to that given all of the power structure both past and present being summoned and detained. This entire set of events is leading up to a calming & unifying effect for a pending traumatic several days ahead at some point in the near future for Thailand..

If my impression is correct it is a necessary preemptive action and this is really the only way to deal with it reasonably for the good of the country. The company my missus works for (a top Thai company) has had some very strange internal goings on recently as well that were inexplicable, at least until now, the pieces are beginning to fall into place, again only my personal impressions and I can not elaborate much more but they fit..

I've also heard a few things from my previous position but will remain mum for the most part which is why I haven't posted much on the topic.

So the end result is you know _____ all

[aging one]

Wow, they have taken away the phones of those being detained.

BANGKOK (AP) -- A spokesman for Thailand's coup leaders says the army will detain former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders for up to a week to give them "time to think."
Deputy army spokesman Col. Weerachon Sukondhapatipak said Saturday that Yingluck and dozens of other political figures have had their phones confiscated. He would not reveal their location.
The move appears aimed at preventing any political leaders from contacting supporters to rally them against the coup.
The military seized power on Thursday after two days of peace talks in which neither political faction would agree to step aside. The junta says it acted to prevent more turmoil after months of sometimes violent street protests and deadlock between the elected government and protesters supported by Thailand's elite establishment.

[FloridaBorn]

may be detained by the military for at least “3-7 days,” reports say

If she is treated badly... then, hell.

If days read like hours, my strong impression (getting stronger by the day) is that something larger then life (to the Thai's) is pending and this is all preemptive to that given all of the power structure both past and present being summoned and detained. This entire set of events is leading up to a calming & unifying effect for a pending traumatic several days ahead at some point in the near future for Thailand..

If my impression is correct it is a necessary preemptive action and this is really the only way to deal with it reasonably for the good of the country. The company my missus works for (a top Thai company) has had some very strange internal goings on recently as well that were inexplicable, at least until now, the pieces are beginning to fall into place, again only my personal impressions and I can not elaborate much more but they fit..

I've also heard a few things from my previous position but will remain mum for the most part which is why I haven't posted much on the topic.

So the end result is you know _____ all

If you think so..As much or likely more than most here..

[Merrimack]

The Burmese in Thailand I know don't like the Military and its yellow city slime. They just don't but they do seem to care about the King.

[kingwilly]

may be detained by the military for at least “3-7 days,” reports say

If she is treated badly... then, hell.

Even if she is treated well it is still a very low act.

[pseudolus]

Even if she is treated well it is still a very low act.

Not really. Someone signed off and oversaw the theft of the rice money...and the buck stops with her. So, she's getting off lightly.

[Gerbil]

So, she's getting off lightly.

Don't think she'll view it that way. No shopping trips for at least a week and now, no 'Angry Birds' on her iPhone. Cruel and inhuman treatment that is.

[Necron99]

So, she's getting off lightly.

Don't think she'll view it that way. No shopping trips for at least a week and now, no 'Angry Birds' on her iPhone. Cruel and inhuman treatment that is.

probably break down from Hello Kitty Withdrawal Syndrome.....

[pseudolus]

So, she's getting off lightly.

Don't think she'll view it that way. No shopping trips for at least a week and now, no 'Angry Birds' on her iPhone. Cruel and inhuman treatment that is.

To be honest .... I don't care what she thinks. Hopefully she will while away the hours taking selfies in her prison outfit, to be put on the Asian girls in Uniforms thread.

[aging one]

Hopefully she will while away the hours taking selfies in her prison outfit, to be put on the Asian girls in Uniforms thread.

If they took away her phone I dont think she will have a camera. She can still pose and whisper click.

[pseudolus]

If they took away her phone I dont think she will have a camera. She can still pose and whisper click.

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Good point. In that case, I agree. Cruel treatment. Lets have a collection and send her some 23,000 baht face cream.

[Necron99]

Hopefully she will while away the hours taking selfies in her prison outfit, to be put on the Asian girls in Uniforms thread.

If they took away her phone I dont think she will have a camera. She can still pose and whisper click.

pretend seflies from a pretend PM. Seems right.

[leemo]

The military will make a martyr out of her yet.
Whatever criticisms some wish to make, it is reprehensible that the army would hold her as a virtual hostage. It is reprehensible. Whatever her faults might be, she was clean - not even Suthep accused her of personal corruption. The Thai military has made a political blunder with her detention.

yep, but they have the country by the balls.

[Exit Strategy]

I see it's the anti-Yingluck anti-democracy weekly meeting again. Are you eating that Satanist Chicken (watching Silicon Valley, that's cool, I like)?

We care about your opinion. 55555 No, not really.

[Neverna]

A senior military officer told Reuters that they would not detain Ms. Yingluck for more than one week. "That would be too long," the officer reportedly said. "We just need to organize matters in the country first."

After one week, everybody will shake hands and go home and Thailand will be perfect. A new election will be held, everybody will respect the result, peace and prosperity will prevail and the military will once again go back to their barracks for a few years. New politicians will emerge and be shining examples of goodness and Thainess, setting examples for the world to follow.

And they all lived happily ever after.

The end.