Could Thailand be Getting Ready to Repeat History?

From Asia Sentinel

Certainly, the political spectrum is very muddy. Further confusing things are the stepped-up attacks on former prime minister Prem Tinsulanonda, who heads King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 19-member Privy Council. At the PTV rally last Friday (March 30), some in the crowd launched a signature campaign to petition the king to remove Prem from the monarch’s advisory body.

The reaction from Prem supporters was swift. The mayor of Songhua, the privy councilor’s hometown, condemned the demonstrators for linking Perm to the coup and claimed they might take action of some sort. Coup leader Sonthi insisted Prem had nothing to do with the coup and said he was studying whether the petition was offensive to the monarchy, which could invite lese-majesty lawsuits.

But though many here are reluctant to criticize Prem because he is so close to the king, who is generally considered to be “above politics,” the privy councilor’s involvement in the political affairs is increasingly becoming a mainstream topic of conversation as many wonder what role he played in the September 19 coup.

“General Prem has been compromised,” said Chulalongkorn’s Thitinan. “He can't have it both ways. He got so involved and now he wants to be untouchable. But we are in a big mess and people want to know who is responsible. Look at the choice of prime minister, of the National Legislative Assembly… it’s not surprising people are pointing the finger at General Prem.”
Thitinan also worried that the increasing polarization of the Thai political scene was hurting political discourse. “Why can't we be anti-Thaksin, anti-coup, and anti-government?” he said. “It’s dangerous for some anti-Thaksin people and pro-Prem people to be brushing aside criticism by saying if you criticize General Prem, you are paid by Thaksin. It’s very dangerous. People are frustrated, and they have the right to be mad at the master. It doesn't mean that they support Thaksin.”

Blog master said...
Why ? Gen.Prem is not royal family.
Why can't they criticize him ?
Is he the untouchable man ?
He obviously involved in 19 coup. You can find that report in the old newspaper. He accepted to be the head coup. Its very ugly ! He 's not make sense what 's his duty. He can't be involve about politics. He have to resign immediately and apologise to people for his done.