General Prayut Chan-o-cha came to power by the barrel of the gun. He maintains his power through the barrel of the gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The constitution was written under the military dictatorship. The 250 senators were appointed by the military junta. Palang Pracharat Party was formed by General Prawit Wongsuwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hence, his greatest threat is if soldiers and police officers lay down their guns and say to him:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, any sign of dissension among the ranks shall be stamped out with extreme prejudice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recently, Airforce Pilot Captain Thanyathorn Hinmala posted these words on social media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t pull me down into the gutter as you have done to yourself. You damn nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was referring to the call for the military to take over crowd control if street violence escalates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On 18 August, Khaosod Online reported a source in the Royal Thai Airforce who revealed that Captain Thanyathorn faces five levels of punishment for his post:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First, grounded, no flight allowed.
Second, two weeks\u2019 detention.
Third, full disciplinary punishment [whatever that means].
Fourth, full deduction of merit points, and if the investigation proves he\u2019s guilty of violating airforce rules, a permanent flight ban.
Fifth, if there\u2019s a criminal investigation and he\u2019s found guilty, he would be kicked out of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But of course, Khaosod\u2019s source also added the airforce is not against the democratic freedom of speech, as long as it doesn\u2019t defame others or cause conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration group announced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Thai military has always been anti-[democracy] and an enemy of democracy. We salute the brave soldiers and police officers who stand by the people, stand by democracy, and stand by righteousness.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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