Suthep says DSI murder claim part of amnesty ruse

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Suthep says DSI murder claim part of amnesty ruse

Published: 20 Sep 2012 at 00.00
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Even if murder charges are laid against Democrat executives, the party will not back down and support the government's bid for a blanket amnesty to help ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, its MP for Surat Thani Suthep Thaugsuban says.

Suthep: Dares Tarit to charge him right away

Political observers say the government is using the threat of criminal charges against Democrat Party key figures as leverage to obtain a pardon for Thaksin.

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Discussion 46 : 20 Sep 2012 at 19.3346
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democrazy D43

Did AV actually agree to set a firm date for these promised elections?
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Discussion 45 : 20 Sep 2012 at 19.3345
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Discussion 43. Because it is a red shirt trait. Lie lie and then lie some more.
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Discussion 44 : 20 Sep 2012 at 19.3244
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Discussion 41. Dom Dunn is simply ignorant as shown by his posts on here and his countless letters to postbag.
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Discussion 43 : 20 Sep 2012 at 17.4943
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D.39 Why are you hiding the FACTS.
Abhisit promised early elections, but the red-leaders did not take his offer.
This is a FACT.
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Discussion 42 : 20 Sep 2012 at 17.4242
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Disc#36:

Fortunately for YOU they were on the winning side.

However it is a good point you make, comparing allied commander with German commanders - who practised wholesale butchery against those who opposed them (just obeying orders of course - same as the red-shirts).

I have spoken to many people about what happened - I have even seen the .50 cal hole in the Dusit Thai ceiling on the top floor.

Nobody comes out of situations like this smelling of roses. It takes a certain kind of person to make the tough decisions. However I believe the real evil which was the root cause of all of this is sipping champagne in Dubai when he should be slammed in a jail cell.

Fortunately for Thailand their are still people with the integrity to fight against people like him.
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Discussion 41 : 20 Sep 2012 at 17.2941
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Disc36 DomDunn - Once again, you show your complete ignorance of the REAL situation.
I travelled up Sukhumvit Road on 19th May. I kicked over a burning barricade at Asoke and rode my motorbike through a posse of armed thugs setting fire to tyres. I saw a high level UDD leader escape in a white SUV with an entourage of 50+ motorcycle taxi riders. A grenade exploded under Asoke BTS station. At Suk 11 there was a line of soldiers blocking traffic going further towards the violence. At Suk 4, I met an army officer who prevented me from progressing. I explained my staff were trapped. Before allowing me to cross the junction, he scanned all the tall buildings with binoculars (not looking for his OWN snipers, I can guarantee). Later I rode past SET which was being put to flames and down onto Rama IV where a large group of red shirts were firing guns over a barricade towards the army (the same barricade where they held up the baby in the famous picture). None of you red shirt fans can ever tell me I didn't see all those things and that the army wasn't necessary. I'll never forget looking back at the city and seeing the smoke rising from the dozens of buildings your peaceful protesters burnt.
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Discussion 40 : 20 Sep 2012 at 17.1340
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Abhisit and Suthep don't worry you are innocent.
But the fugitives hands in Dubai are so dirty, he will never be able in his remaining life to clean his hands from
all the corruption and horrible events when he was the PM.
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Discussion 39 : 20 Sep 2012 at 16.5639
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Did anyone think they would simply send in the military and force out some 30, 40, 50 thousand protestors without casulties. The decision was made to force out the protestors, end the demonstration and accept the fact that there could and would be casulties. Everyone watching TV knew this was going to happen. If they had just held elections this would not have happened.
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Discussion 38 : 20 Sep 2012 at 16.1238
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Discussion 33. The Human rights watch also blames the reds for the violence. I have yet to see a single red on here accept their part of the blame for the deaths. Will you do that now....
Of course not. According to you the reds were all holding hands singing peace songs and giving the soldiers flowers.
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Discussion 37 : 20 Sep 2012 at 16.0537
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Discussion 35. The last people in the world who wants this to go to court is Thaksin and the UDD leaders. They may shout for justice but they know full well that in court their true roles in the protests and the deaths will come out. That is the last thing they want.
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