BANGKOK, Sept 21 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra refused to comment on some Red Shirts' dissatisfaction with the recent report of the Truth for Reconciliation Commission (TRC) which concluded that members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) was partly to blame for the March-May 2010 violence in Bangkok in which 92 people died.
The TRC also blamed the then government, under the premiership of Abhisit Vejjajiva, for the political violence.
The independent commission, disclosing a series of events leading to the upheaval, stated that men wearing black clothing were in part involved in instigating the violence and burning of government offices in Bangkok and other provinces. Red Shirt activists and UDD members were allies in the violence.
Some Pheu Thai party MPs joined the Red Shirt activists in protesting the TRC report.
The premier said further discussion on the report is needed, so the government has assigned a committee to study the document for further action.
She said Pheu Thai MPs have the right to express their political opinions but legal procedures remain in place.
"I'd not say if the TRC's report is acceptable or not. I'm willing to do anything that is acceptable by all parties for the country's peace and happiness. The best way is to let the committee work on it first," she said. (MCOT online news)
Source: http://www.news.thethailandlinks.com/2012/09/21/pm-mum-on-pheu-thai-mps-red-shirt-protest-against-truth-for-reconciliation-report/
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