The Shrewd Connivance of the PAD
The Nation
Police dumbfounded after encountering argumentative PAD suspects
Although the 30 suspects from the People’s Alliance for Democracy yesterday met with investigators, they refused to acknowledge the charge of international terrorism and police were at a loss and pleaded for time to consult with the law book.
In unprededented legal tactics, the PAD suspects declined to follow the prescribed procedures of honouring their summonses for questioning.
Instead they have claimed the charges related to the two siezures of Don Muang and Suvarnabhumi airports as unjustified and wrongful. By refusing to acknowledge the charges filed by police, they have deviated from a normal proceedings applicable to all suspects.
And in the counter move, they filed a petition disputing the police justification to classify the seizures of two Bangkok airports as an act of international terrorism.
Since the PAD’s defence team raised objection to honouring the summonses, police could not proceed to complete the execution of the legal proceedings and were obligated to check relevant provisions before making a next move.
KC: This “counter move” adds further credence to the fact that the PAD simply believe rules are not for them. The PAD assumes it is outside the law. The Nation seems impressed to the point of hysteria with the PAD actions which it describes as “legal tactics” that caused the police to “plead” the PAD to consult the law book. One can almost envision a triumphant and nonchalant PAD waltzing into the police station, heads held high, aloof, as if laws are beneath them and they are beyond reproach. This is the picture The Nation creates with its blatent sycophantic reporting. One can imagine a ludicrous situation in which all criminal suspects refuse to acknowledge the charges against them and the police are left ‘dumfounded’ at the criminal’s shrewd move, pleading for time to consult the law book. It really is a festival of the bizarre.
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Well really, terrorism is a bit ridiculous isn’t it?
Terrorism is taking 4 jets in the morning and by nightfall leaving 3,000 dead. Its setting a bomb up in a hotel or market and indiscriminately killing scores of people, its dropping bombs indiscriminately upon a city to “terrorize” the population, or sending a dozen drugged up maniacs on a shooting spree through a crowded city.
Taking an airport and inconveniencing people and costing businesses money might be a crime but it certainly isn’t anywhere reasonably on par with “terrorism.” I agree that they should pay, those responsible punished and reperations made, but we need a reasonable opposition that can make mature and measured charges. International terrorism is soooo trumped up its almost as if it was designed to fail - which by the way, is a very legitimate tactic in subterfuge. Why PTP would be using it, or why Abhisit would be treating the UDD with velvet gloves enters upon a whole different subject certainly worthy of a site called “Bangkok Crimes!” Like this blog though!