Government doesn't want unrest at Rajabhakti

Visitors have their photos taken with a group of soldiers from

Burachat military camp in Ratchaburi who were on a "study trip"

Sunday to Rajabhakti Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan.

The ruling junta, concerned at the continuing controversy over

 Rajabhakti Park, has issued a warning for students not to try

to politicise the scandal. (Photo by Thanarak Khunton)

The government has warned against any attempt to stir up political

unrest with a gathering being organised at the scandal-plagued

 Rajabhakti Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan.

 Government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said everyone

 is free to visit the park, but they must also ensure no one has

 ulterior motives.

He said he believed the entire country is aware of what

 a politically-motivated gathering aims to accomplish.

The spokesman is understood to be referring to a planned trip

 by a pro-democracy student group calling itself Prachathipatai

Sueksa (democracy studies) to visit the park, apparently to

 shed light on some of the fraudulent schemes put in place during

 the construction of the park.

 He said he was certain most people were fed up with activities set

out to cause disturbances.

"If they [the group] are there to break the law or ruin the peaceful

state of the country, they will have to face legal action.

 "They should be warned never to smear, with their dirty minds,

the park that has been built with the faith and loyalty that all

Thai people have for the monarchy.

"Everyone, except those with the foul intention to destroy the

 nation, should visit the park at least once in their lifetime,"

he said.

The student group, led by Sirawith Seritiwat, a political science

student at Thammasat University, plans to visit the park by

 train today.

Describing the visit as a study trip, the group said it hopes its field

visit will yield facts about the park's construction.

They will also proceed to read a statement to reveal problems

surrounding the park controversy.

 Mr Sirawith has claimed previously that soldiers inKlong Sam

 Wa district of Bangkok had contacted him saying they would

come to meet him at Thammasat's Rangsit campus and take

 him to a military camp for "talks" if he kept stirring up trouble.

He said he them he would not agree to go to the camp because

 they might detain him and prevent him from travelling to

 the park as planned. Responding to the fuss, the Thai Lawyers

for Human Rights group has accused the military of

 overstepping its authority allowed under the National Council

 for Peace and Order's order No 3.

 It authorises security officials to summon people for

 questioning only in cases of suspected acts of lese majeste,

 internal security infringement, illegal weapons possession

 or violations of instructions of the National Council for

 Peace and Order (NCPO) or its chief.

 Mr Sirawith's plan to visit the park does not fit any of the

conditions, the group said.

Maj Gen Srisak Poonprasit, chief of the 2nd Infantry Division,

Queen's Guard, confirmed Phatnaree Chankij, mother of Mr

Sirawith, was invited in for talks.

 She was asked to cooperate with security authorities by

 persuading her son not to stage any move for the sake of

 maintaining peace and order.

However, he insisted his mother was not detained and she

 left after the talks Sunday, he said.

 Last week, the authorities announced they have relaxed their

 monitoring of key red shirt leader Nattawut Saikuar to avoid

 surveillance becoming a political issue.

The NCPO spokesman Winthai Suvaree said authorities will

 cut back their surveillance of Mr Nattawut and other individuals

 thought to be critics of the government.

He had earlier complained the the army was making repeated

 visits to keep an eye on his home.

Surveillance would be kept at appropriate levels to prevent it

from being capitalised on by critics of the NCPO.

The spokesman said the red-shirt leader may have speculated

 on issues with the intent of confusing people. Col Winthai

 urged people to be wary of information that had come from

certain sources.

 Last week, five red shirt leaders, including Mr Nattawut

 and co-leader Jatuporn Prompan, were detained by soldiers

 while on their way to visit Rajabhakti Park.


News,Politics,Bangkok Post, 7 December2015.

 

I agree that Rajabhakti Park is not for politics,so any

movement that aim for benefit in political purpose

should be banned.

And "Everyone, except those with the foul intention to

destroy the nation, should visit the park at least once in

 their lifetime,"

 

The movement of  the Red Shirts is aim to support Taksin

regrime which cause corruption and controversial for

a long time in the country so it should stop and end.

 

Sincerely Yours.