Prayuth issues protest warning

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Published: 25 Oct 2012 at 00.00
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Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha has warned the Pitak Siam group that its anti-government rally on Sunday must respect democratic principles and that protesters must not put pressure on the military.

Gen Prayuth said Thursday he did not mind the rally taking place but its organisers should adhere to democratic ideals and not speak of the army in an unfavourable way.

"I would like to ask whether this government came from democratic means and if everyone wants democracy? If so, we should follow the [democratic] rules," he said.

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drsmith
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Discussion 19 : 25 Oct 2012 at 08.2419
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No politician in either party wants a coup because that becomes the end of the corruption money train for all politicians. As an ordinary citizen who has no political ties or favoritism to any Thai politics, I have to believe that during the last coup, from an ordinary working class citizen point of view, the country was able to run itself quite normally. The alarming rate which billions are disappearing due to corruption to feed all the former 111 and current PT politicians is bound to bankrupt Thailand sooner or later. Most policians have no legal way to make enough money to pay for the kind of power they need to remain in politics.
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Discussion 18 : 25 Oct 2012 at 08.0818
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Seem to be compatible pair under influence of alcohol. Can they think straight?
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Discussion 17 : 25 Oct 2012 at 08.0517
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I have lived and worked for over 20 years abroad before returning to Thailand in 2006. Since that time I believe I have been abducted and moved to a different planet. Where I lived previously Generals did not speak off coups or ousting the government. I can’t see the AEC work since that requires elected governments and not imposed rulers by military force.
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Discussion 16 : 25 Oct 2012 at 08.0316
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D13 - Because a judicial coup is just as rotten as a military coup. And it causes more trouble than it is worth. If you want to get rid of the current government then vote them out. Win the hearts and minds of the voters.
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Discussion 15 : 25 Oct 2012 at 08.0215
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the problem from the very beggining was how did this regime get away with vote buying and fraudulent irregularities in the election,l have no doubt the turnout in the north was 99.9%,compared to 65% around the country,every name on the voting list in north voted,,this is one of the channels to pursue,something legally or peoples power have to stop this shambolic,incomptent and corupt dictatorial regime thats tells white lies and thinks its acceptable
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Discussion 14 : 25 Oct 2012 at 07.4714
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Disc 9, (Mr ?) Spiceman.
Your statement, "The Love of God (not money) conquers all, OK?" Regarding the context of your opinion, I am quite old now and regret never seeing evidence of this in my life. By all accounts I do not think neither of the parties nor protesters here believe that either. In fact it would probably hold for the whole of Thailand.
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Discussion 13 : 25 Oct 2012 at 07.1913
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The deputy minister (in charge of police and many other things if I'm not wrong) of the ruling party has lunch with the organizer of a rally against the ruling party to discuss the rally (over a glass of red wine, of course). I don't like the first and I don't know the latter, but: This is the way grown ups do. Using red wine, not red shirts. We should see more of this (discussions, not red wine) as this is how democracy works.
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Discussion 12 : 25 Oct 2012 at 07.1012
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bkposter D2: if Abbhisit was so power hungry as you suggest, then tell me why the Dems did not get PT disbanded long time ago? There is nothing easier than that, 'Thaksin thinks Phuea Thai does' is more than enough to get rid of PT in the blink of an eye. So why do the Dems let PT stay in power? Tell me please!
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Discussion 11 : 25 Oct 2012 at 06.5211
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"Do not put pressure on officers and criticize me negatively. That would be disrespectful." """

Doesn't that sound like a threat? Since when is there a law that you cannot criticize the army? Is that included in the dreaded 112? Sounds more like the law of hot flying lead.
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Discussion 10 : 25 Oct 2012 at 06.3710
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How do you know Khun Abhisit will "throw his public principles [not principals by the way !!!] in the rubbish bin" ???

Where do you get this "factual" information from ??? How can you expect others to take you seriously when you clearly do not have clear and unequivocal facts to back your comments up ???

It never ceases to amaze me that so many people "know for sure" what someone [eg in this case Abhisit] means or will do ??? I wouldn't mind if comments like this were prefaced with an "I think" or "in my opinion" ...
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