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By: Thailand’s revised Internal Security Act

Thailand’s revised Internal Security Act — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:47:30 +0000

[...] � Chris Baker has prepared a preliminary translation of the revised Internal Security Act and has provided the following comments. Thanks very much Chris! (His comments on the previous version are here.) [...]

By: Security Bill : a thai opinion and an english translation « Thailand Crisis

Security Bill : a thai opinion and an english translation « Thailand Crisis — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:58:53 +0000

[...] And then, a translation in english of this bill (still a draft, not yet voted by the NLA) done by Chris Baker.� It’s a PDF document, available on New Mandala. [...]

By: fall

fall — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:37:05 +0000

Seem like military dictatorship is a trend of the 21 century.
Quite interesting how people seem to lose all senses on this bill.

Southern problem partly cause by unlawful oppression of the state. So we make that oppression lawful?
And Thaksin was shun because of extrajudicial killing, yet the bill suppose to make the killing judicial?

History have taught that even the righteous was corrupt by power. And in all vain hope, we are to support a bill that will put that power in a hand of some military officer?

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

By: Srithanonchai

Srithanonchai — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:28:41 +0000

“new civilian government” > Who knows — maybe, the post-election government will neither be that new nor that civilian?

By: Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:05:57 +0000

And who’s to stop this bill being passed? Certainly not the military-appointed & salaried NLA. Even after elections are held, will the new civilian government have the guts to repeal it? I think not. We better hope the military is populated with one khon dee after another, eh?, otherwise we may see Black May part II, the sequel.

By: jonfernquest

jonfernquest — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 06:16:51 +0000

Sounds ominous:

“In short, this act gives very considerable powers to the army chief. It makes him in many ways more powerful than the prime minister, and not really answerable to anyone. A state above the state.”

“To understand this legislation, it helps to know the background….”
http://www.geocities.com/changnoi2/security.htm

By: Srithanonchai

Srithanonchai — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:04:29 +0000

As Jon Ungpakorn put it: “It is a dangerous bill. It is similar to a permanent declaration of martial law throughout the country.” (Bangkok Post, July 9, 2007)