Democrats want security law imposed

Published: 22/11/2009 at 11:17 AM
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The Democrat Party will ask the cabinet to consider enforcing the Internal Security Act in Chiang Mai when Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will visit the northern province next weekend.

Democrat spokesman Buranat Samutharak said on Sunday that the ruling party of the government was concerned that the red-shirt rallies could turn violent.

Earlier, a community radio station of the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) made a joke that the red-shirts may have a plan to assassinate Mr Abhisit during his visit to Chiang Mai on Nov 29.

Mr Buranat said there should be preventive measures against potential attacks on the prime minister, confrontations between demonstrators and security officers, certain media's move to urge people to gather in rallies and provoke violence, and activities aimed at creating fear and unrest.

The Democrat wanted the Internal Security Act imposed in Bangkok and Chiang Mai urgently so the situation could be controlled, he said.

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ricefieldradio

Discussion 14 : 24/11/2009 at 12:47 AM14
sam joel - We have an international correspondent that covers Bangkok for our station. It's as a favor as we have been friends for many years. He has covered the protests since the very start. He's very neutral in his reporting but the one thing I always get when I talk to him is he is more concerned for his own safety covering the Yellow protests than the Red ones.

Read into that what you want.
sam joel

Discussion 13 : 23/11/2009 at 10:10 AM13
@rice & @Alex:

I was there to. And I moved around. I saw violence from plenty of red shirts.

Prior to that and before the Airport closures I saw violence from PAD too. Never said there was only 1 side (read carefully) - what I objected to was the 1st comment by TMB which was that Red Shirts are not violent.

They are both puppets and their strings can be pulled into violent measures at any time.

If it were up to me I would ban ALL politicians and their families that have been active any time in the last 20 years - sick of the sme old corrupt politicians whatever their color.
ricefieldradio

Discussion 12 : 23/11/2009 at 09:50 AM12
Khunandre - You keep stating that Thaksin has been found guilty of corruption. That is not the case he was found guilty of conflict of interest. There is a big difference. Read the trial info and even you will change your tune. He used a parliamentary ID card, instead of a Thai National ID card, now that's a heinous crime for sure...LOL You, my friend, have fallen for the lure, hook line and sinker.
wantmymoney

Discussion 11 : 22/11/2009 at 08:45 PM11
He is the only prime minister in the world to use draconian security law meant for osama bin laden on common people of his own country. Only US president has such security arrangment because he is leader of world only superpower, even china president Hu does not shut down the province on his usual visit to countryside. So does abhisit think he is US president or pretend to be? By visiting opposition stronghold deliberately and using ISA law its obvious he is trying to stir up trouble and hoping to catch some red shirt protest leaders and put them into jail. Why didnt he visit his own turf at the south more often to solve the daily violence there? He should put his own backyard in order before disturbing his neighbours. He cant put ISA nation wide that would arresting yellow shirt protestors as well, so he visit thaksin base and impost ISA. Its a very dirty trick and dangerous game to play, the casulties would be ordinary people like school children, market sellers and those who goes about their own daily lives. Stirring the hornest nest is inviting trouble and he should cease and decease before thailand enter bloody civil war.
thai1932

Discussion 10 : 22/11/2009 at 05:30 PM10
This request from the Democrat Party shows the Party does not trust Chiang Mai people, so next election, the Democrat Party does not want any vote from these people either. Fair and square.
Nothing better

Discussion 9 : 22/11/2009 at 02:07 PM9
KhunAndre, no one can prove anything about the present Govt until the next Govt takes over. What you are saying is just like "Can you prove that the Yellow ever went against the law by taking over the AirPort and govt house?" Think about it!

AND for "DO IT"
Yellow never did anything to shame the country?
Please join the RED and be real!!! :-)
jock

Discussion 8 : 22/11/2009 at 01:53 PM8
Do not be fooled by what is behind all this hype to distract us lesser beings. The Thaksin case is due a ruling within the next two months as to where he got his huge fortune and whether he will be allowed to keep it. All this posturing in Cambodia, meetings with PT MPs in Cambodia and Red Shirts, threats to assassinate the PM up-ing the anti in Thailand by eluding to violence on the streets and so on. The question everyone needs to ask themselves - should the people and country be put in peril for the sake of one man's fortune, above which hangs a very big question mark as to how he gained it? Think of your Families, think of your Children and draw back from what could be a very ugly confrontation with a loss of many lives and immeasurable damage to your Country's economy for years to come.
DO IT

Discussion 7 : 22/11/2009 at 01:22 PM7
What's to debate? UDD's leadership should all be in jail for treason - they led a bloody failed revolt last April calling for insurrection. They cost lives and millions in property damage, not to mention the cost to Thailand's reputation.

Imposing the ISA is a no brainer. They are incapable of being trusted. Let them protest to humiliate themselves and further alienate themselves in Thai society, and make sure there is enough security there to keep them from a repeat of Songkran. Enough said. Ricefield, please join us here back in reality.
Khunandre Australia

Discussion 6 : 22/11/2009 at 01:21 PM6
@ TMB, can you prove your comment by showing a case where Abhisit and other leaders of government have tried to steal money from the stimulus package ???. However for the fugitive Thaksin, corruption has been proved and he has been sentenced to two years prison and there are still other cases pending against him (Thaksin)...may be very big one soon...
Alex

Discussion 5 : 22/11/2009 at 01:15 PM5
TMB: the Rak Chiang Mai 51 movement (affiliated to the red shirts) is involved in the assassination of an elderly person in a village near Chiang Mai and has bullied and threatened the homosexual community in Chiang Mai when they organized a parade in the northern city. Now, these are sheer elements of violence, aren't they?
Sam Joel: I witnessed the SongKran events directly. I didn't see violence from the red shirts, unless directly and heavily instigated. There were some elements of violence near Victory Monument, though, but it is still unclear whether the perpetrators were actual red shirts or infiltrated people.
About PAD/yellow shirts: I could start with an endless list of violent acts and ultra-nationalistic, racist, xenophobic, violent, war-waging declarations that would leave any sane person speechless.
Once again, though, let me repeat that Yellows & Reds are only a means to an end: distracting public attention from real issues. And I feel genuinely sorry for those people who put their faith in those twisted and detrimental movements, whose followers very often do not realize who they're actually "fighting" for. The sad part is that they all think they're fighting for freedom and democracy, when the opposite is actually true. Don't believe the hype.

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