CRES was simply maintaining law and order in 2010 : Thawil
Former National Security Council chief Thawil Pliensri insisted on Thursday that the previous government's leaders should not face murder charges related to 2010 political violence, pointing out that the authorities were simply maintaining law and order.
Thawil, who is also a former secretary to the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES), said he himself was ready to face legal action related to the CRES operations to restore law and order in April and May 2010.
Thawil said he felt uneasy about the Department of Special Investigation’s decision to charge former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban in relation to the CRES operations to restore law and order. Suthep was the CRES director.
Thawil said he was a former CRES member and he was willing to face action related to the operations. He said no CRES members should escape responsibility if action were taken against Suthep, as former CRES director, for the operations.
Thawil said DSI chief Tarit Pengdit could not escape responsibility either, because Tarit was also on the CRES panel.
