Thai Political Prisoners posts the latest opinion from the political exile now living in England.
We have a full-blown military dictatorship in Thailand
Giles Ji Ungpakorn
Make no mistake. We have a full military junta in Thailand with Abhisit acting as a “democratic” mask. The repression and censorship is worse than even after the 6th October 1976. More people have been killed by the army than in any previous repression. It is worse than during the Sarit dictatorship era in the 1960s and the reason is that the regime is trying desperately to suppress the biggest mass movement for Democracy in Thai history. Hundreds are being rounded up. There is wide spread censorship. The regime is increasingly looking like China, Burma or North Korea.
The Thai military junta, headed by Abhisit Vejjajiva is now responsible for at least 88 deaths since 10th April. They have heavily censored all media and internet sites. They are afraid of the truth and free debate. All this is to avoid elections and to cling to power. Abhisit, the Military and his conservative royalist cronies are dragging Thailand back to the dark ages and the middle-class NGOs and most academics are supporting this cause. The National Human Rights Commission is helping to prosecute the UDD. NGO senator Rosana and her band of right wing friends were calling for the army to slaughter the Red Shirts.
Today the Thai junta blocked the independent internet newspaper Prachatai once again and banned all Red Shirt publications. Many people who are in jail are being threatened with the death sentence. While hundreds of Red Shirts are in custody for demanding Democracy, the fascist Yellow-shirted PAD who shut down the international airports in late 2008, have had any proceedings against them delayed … yet again.
And what about the King? Many people may remember the Buddhist monks who chanted for peace at the Victory Monument just before the army moved in to kill civilians at Rajprasong…. Compare that with the total silence of the King and the support for the junta shown by the Queen and the Crown Prince. What a useless and parasitic life these aristocrats live!!
The junta’s success in clinging to power by murdering the people is merely a success built on sand. They can kill hundreds and imprison thousands, but they will never win the hearts and minds on the people. Thailand will never be the same again.
See this photo album: http://redphanfa2day.wordpress.com/red-shirt-rally-at-phan-fa-bridge-photo-gallery/2/
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