Thida supports 66/23 policy for reconciliation
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Red-shirt chairwoman Thida Thawornseth on Wednesday voiced support for using the 66/23 policy as road map to bring about reconciliation.
“The red shirts have a clear stand on justice and are willing to heed views from all sides,” she said.
The 66/23 policy was implemented by the Prem Tinsulanonda government to grant amnesty for students, sympathisers and communists who fled to the jungle to join the armed struggle following the October 9, 1976 bloodshed at Thammasat University.
The amnesty provisions applied to violations committed under the Anti-Communism Act and not criminal offences.
Pheu Thai MP Wattana Muangsuk circulated the idea of reviving the policy as an amnesty model for the red and yellow shirts involved in the political disturbances in the wake of the 2006 coup.
Reacting to Wattana's remarks, Thida said in her personal view, the policy was a good measure but everything would hinge on its acceptance by the majority of the people.
Pheu Thai MP Natthawut Saikua said he would not comment on the issue until he learned more details.
