Jatuporn makes a point

Published: 15 Nov 2012 at 09.09
Online news: Opinion

In a world where leaders take responsibility and make sacrifices for the people and the nation, the leadership on both sides of our political divide would be standing in front of the judges. Whether any are guilty of anything, is up to the judicial system to decide.

On Tuesday Nov 13 at the Bangkok Post forum with United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) leader Jatuporn Prompan, other red activists and academics, the controversial politician made a point worth considering.

He said amnesty should be given to everyone, red or yellow, but the respective leaderships must surrender to face charges of terrorism and be judged by the law. People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leaders such as Sondhi Limtongkul, Chamlong Srimuang and others must surrender. He himself would also surrender.

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dao
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Discussion 3 : 15 Nov 2012 at 13.333
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How about Thaksin goes to court because he is the cause of all this and everyone else goes home .
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Khun Voranai - but it is not just the judicial process but also the investigative process. Thai people do not have faith in the justice or law enforcement system for their own lives and believe justice is uneven especially where the 'elites' (on both sides) are concerned - why would they have faith that the matters above would be fairly and impartially? Is it not the belief that the rule of law and investigative process can and will be manipulated which is the real barrier to getting broad acceptance of the results of the above process? BTW Jatupon and co reaction to the T & R commission report perhaps puts his thoughts above into perspective
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Discussion 1 : 15 Nov 2012 at 12.561
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Another spot on article, and (I never thought he'd give me any reason to say this) kudos to Jatuporn for these comments as reported. A pity all so-called leaders don't seem to agree. I wholeheartedly agree that all senior leadership on all sides should grow a backbone and submit to the prosecutors and courts.
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