Red shirts have tough a choice to make
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I agree with red-shirt protester Phusadee Ngamkham, who said, "How many times has Thailand seen murderers in the capital's streets get away with the crimes they committed? We voted for the Pheu Thai Party hoping it would not embrace the rotting system of
As Payao Akkahad, mother of a volunteer medic killed inside Wat Pathum Wanaram, noted, “The [Pheu Thai Party] has changed the amnesty bill to favour Thaksin. The favour was extended to Abhisit and Suthep Thaugsuban in exchange for their support for the bill. Pheu Thai should stop doing this.”
The Pheu Thai Party has extended the draft amnesty bill to cover all involved in the political unrest, including protest leaders, soldiers and authorities, and critics believe that the revision will lead to the return of Thaksin’s assets seized as the result of his abuse-of-power conviction.
Thaksin has not sought to exempt himself from the amnesty, even though he’s said that he could live with letting his conviction stand. He’s also insisted that Pheu Thai MPs must vote in favour of the revision, according to a Pheu Thai source. Thus, the choice to red-shirt MPs, and, more importantly, their constituencies, is clear – whom shall you serve: Thaksin or justice?
Burin Kantabutra
Bangkok
