Prasong attacks Chavalit for proposing Amnesty for Thaksin
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Prasong Soonsiri, former secretary-general of the National Security Council, Tuesday criticized former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh for proposing the re-enactment of the 66/23 order to grant amnesty for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Prasong said the 66/23 was not for granting a blanket amnesty for all communists as Chavalit claimed but it was to grant amnesty to innocent students and people who have joined communism but have not committed violent crimes.
Prasong said the communists, who set fire to government offices and killed government officials, still had to face legal actions under the 66/23 order.
Prasong said Thaksin could not be absolved with the 66/23 order because he would still have to be prosecuted for his alleged crimes for the sake of the rule of law.
The Nation
