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Just having politicians sit down at a meeting will not bring reconciliation, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday as his deputy Sanan Kachornprasart kept trying to broker peace between political rivals.
"The reconciliation should be based on an agreement as to which direction the country will go. The government has always been clear that all changes should be in accordance with law and a culture that does not promote violence. Therefore, any flaws in laws under a democracy need to be worked on," Abhisit said.
On Monday, Sanan met up with the detained red-shirt leaders, and yesterday he went to meet Sondhi Limthongkul, leader of the yellow-shirt People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).
Abhisit said Sanan must have realised that there are some missing pieces, because he has admitted |that there's a lot left to be done. However, he said, Sanan is a veteran politician and these talks might be a good start.
"I support the reconciliation process. But please be careful about the idea of whether a national government can bring about this reconciliation. Try to look at it from the eyes of non-politicians, and ask yourself if they think that politicians are negotiating for their own profits," he said.
When asked if he had reservations about the reconciliation, the premier said he had no reason to do so and that whatever he did would be in the realms of the law and done from the stance of the country's PM.
Abhisit was speaking before heading off to the US to attend the UN General Assembly.
Meanwhile, after a half-an-hour-long chat, Sanan and Sondhi told the press they agreed on four principles: upholding the rule of law; upholding the monarchy; rooting out corruption; and reforming politicians.
As part of the first principle, they said that all litigation linked to the turmoil, including that involving PAD and ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra, should be resolved through the judicial process. Thaksin should stop undermining the rule of law, either directly by resorting to violence or indirectly by using a political party to fix his legal predicament. Sondhi said that the PAD was determined to fight all charges but would accept the judicial decision.
As per the second principle, all activities deemed offensive to the monarchy should cease.
For the third principle, corruption can only be rooted out if politicians change because most of the graft violations stem from them. The final condition - reform of politicians - is very important because politicians are the root of all problems, Sondhi said.
As for the amnesty bill being touted by the Bhum Jai Thai Party, Sondhi said his group suspected that there was an ulterior motive behind the bill - to absolve officials involved in botched operations held to rein in protesters.
"For reconciliation, I believe these four principles are needed. With the rule of law, we saw our first victory when the court did not approve the arrest warrants [against 45 yellow-shirt protesters] over the airport closure. We will file a suit against Somyos [Phumphanmuang - assistant national police chief, chief investigator for the case]. Those who are against the monarchy should be boycotted. We agree that corruption should be rooted out so politicians don't benefit from projects worth thousands of billions of baht or |unfair reshuffles. Also politicians need to be reformed, because they cause the most problems like buying votes to survive and the political soap-opera begins every time the Parliament is dissolved," Sondhi said.
He said reconciliation was a move to save politicians' jobs, when the focus should really be on self-scrutiny. But, he said, he was willing to listen if the red shirts were serious about reconciling.
Sondhi added that Thaksin should return to face justice, and if giving him amnesty was ever discussed in Parliament, the PAD would most certainly take to the streets.
Meanwhile, Sanan said he was glad to have spent time with an old friend like Sondhi, but details for |the reconciliation had not been |discussed yet, because different |opinions had to be reviewed.
The veteran politician said brokering peace was his personal role and had nothing to do with his Chart Thai Pattana Party. Also, he said, he did not expect to be made caretaker prime minister if the Democrat Party were to be dissolved.
Sanan added that amnesty could only be granted after the court has ruled on the case. He illustrated this by recounting his own past, when he was convicted for taking part in a military coup to oust the government of Tanin Kraivixien in 1977. He was given life in prison before getting amnesty and released from jail.
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