Thaksin 46 Billion Down

yes it is family money - now we have to see what they do with the 110 billion they have siezure in UK

Hope he has enough left for a flight back to Thailand

This was a very poor decision by a politically appointed court. Now I would like to see the court strip the assetts of all the other Thai politicians whi have made their wealth illegally. Will it happen. Ho Ho Ho.

The sham that is the appointment of the current administration is a far worse crime than anything Thaksin ever did.

But, but, but (the man) is not a political figure ...

right

Say what one will about the money. The victim here is democracy. Love him or hate him, he was elected by a landslide by the people. TWICE. AND his party was elected. The people have spoken loudly, but continue to be ignored. Until the will of the people is done, there will not be any resolution.

jackspratt wrote:

rufus wrote:This was a very poor decision by a politically appointed court. Now I would like to see the court strip the assetts of all the other Thai politicians whi have made their wealth illegally. Will it happen. Ho Ho Ho.

If the court was to strip the other politicians you refer to, based on your logic that must also be a very poor decision by a politically appointed court.

Perhaps you could provide some evidence that the Thai Supreme Court is politically appointed.

Jack I could certainly provide evidence and the post would last about 5 minutes. I suggest you do a little bit of homework and look at the providence of the judges, at who appointed them and when and also at their geographical background.
Sorry Jack, but you appear to know very little about Thai politics.

jackspratt wrote:Do you also believe a new court (judges) is/are required to strip all the other politicians of their ill-gotten wealth (of which there are no doubt plenty)?

Here's one open question: What's going to happen to all that money? Wife has been searching the grapevine and the consensus is that the money (and assets) will be "put to use" on projects having the appearance of benefiting the people, but in reality line the pockets of the yellow shirt elites.

jackspratt wrote:Thaksin was also no great fan of democracy, having said himself that democracy was not his end goal (I am paraphrasing), and then calling for the violent overthrow of the current government (which whatever you may choose to believe, was democratically elected) during the Songkran riots last year.

The will of the people is certainly paramount, and hopefully an election will be held this year - assuming another, greater event, does not intervene.

As I have conceded in another thread, I do not follow Thai politics as closely as I follow American and European politics due to what I perceive to be a crippled press (les majeste, press suppression laws, graft, and conflicts of interest among other things) being able to expose what really goes on. Most of my news comes from BBC and the grapevine as filtered through my wife. There are important historical, social, and contextual nuances which exist that IMHO, not many (if any) foreigners are able to accurately comprehend or appreciate through translation or interpretation.

All that said, metaphorically speaking, there is a little kool aid in the water you've been consuming. Kool-aid being propaganda and water being contextual fact. It was proven to me beyond any doubt several times in the past that there is a lot of Fox-ing going on in the news media here. Your perception may not be as objective or balanced as you may think it is if you rely on domestic media and pundits. I stop short of saying it is not true only because I cannot be equally as sure that my perception from my sources are any more objective or less filtered.

There are 3 sides to every story: This side, that side, and the truth which tends to be a subjective mix of the two.

In any case, the opinion of the Thai people is the only one that counts or matters, and they have spoken clearly on multiple occasions. IMHO doing things like tossing out an elected Prime Minister for essentially being reimbursed for expenses for his appearance on a cooking show reeks. Occupying an international airport and shutting down the country without anyone being held accountable (never mind that it was allowed to continue in the first place) reeks. The back-door parliamentary maneuvering which put the minority opposition in power reeks. Delaying and denying a new vote reeks. I could go on.

Give the people their vote and respect it, is what I am saying.

Should something happen to the unmentionable, that is the ONLY way there could be peace in the aftermath.

Just my song-baht.

Cheers!

Here's an idea for the THB 46,000,000,000...use it to pay for new elections THIS year. I'm sure the people would accept THAT resolution!

Cheers!