Thaksin's son praises Sonthi for 'unlocking nation'
Panthongtae Shinawatra, the son of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Tuesday praised former coup leader Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin for proposing a reconciliation bill.
Posting a message on his Facebook page, Panthongtae said he believed Sonthi’s reconciliation bill would unlock the country from the political impasse and allow it to move on.
Panthongtae said Sonthi, who toppled his father’s government in 2006, deserved the credit for the efforts to help the country move forward.
During the past five or six years, Panthongtae said, he saw Sonthi as the one who persecuted his father and his family.
“But after he realised that the coup was not the right solution, he was man enough to lead the efforts to solve this situation,” Panthongtae wrote.
“So, this bill was drafted and I have to thank him.”
He said if any article caused political victims to feel that they would not receive justice, the article could be changed and improved during the deliberation process.
Panthongtae said it was fine that a group of Pheu Thai MPs had also proposed their own versions of reconciliation bills.
He said that a reconciliation bill should rehabilitate the victims and should create social justice.
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