Political revenge in Thailand
The Jakarta Post, Tuesday, 04/28/2009

>From videos broadcast live during the protest and riot, it was obvious that 
>the former Thai prime minister Thaksin, is behind the movement to overthrow 
>the present government led by Prime Minister Abhisit.

The world knows that Thaksin has abundant wealth, many accuse him of 
corruption. That's why he fled Thailand and is wandering from country to 
country to seek political asylum. He is scared because the Abhisit 
administration has threatened to bring his corruption to the courts.

So it is natural for Thaksin to fight back. He possesses everything to reach 
his goal. Money and loyal Thai supporters are two strong factors to make his 
dream come true. On the other side we know that Abhisit came to power in the 
same way.

Yet according to international law, what matters is the recognition from other 
United Nations' member countries. The more countries that recognize theAbhisit 
government, the more legitimate it will be in the eyes of international 
community.

Thaksin's effort to mobilize his loyal supporters and his call to storm the 
venue of the ASEAN+3 Summit in Pattaya has resulted in humiliation for the 
Abhisit administration and Thailand.

Thailand's reputation as a politically stable country is damaged. Let alone 
that of the King Bumiphol. So it will be better for the King to deny Thaksin's 
appeal for an intervention. The harsh measures taken by Abhisit to cancel 
Thaksin's passport and to finally bring him back home for court trial are 
justified. The people of Thailand have suffered a lot from Thaksin's aborted 
coup d'etat.

Dadut Priambodo
Jakarta


Source: THE JAKARTA POST
URL: 
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/04/28/letters-political-revenge-thailand.html




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