Chief of The Administrative Reform Council - Political Motivations and Objectives

Political Motivations and Objectives

In a statement on 21 September, the Council stated its reasons for taking power, and gave a commitment to restore democratic government within one year. The statement described the coup as a “brief intervention in order to restore peace, unity, and justice in the country.”

The reasons given for the coup were:

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  • Erosion of faith on the national administration and impasse of political differences
  • Drastic increase in disunity among the Thai people
  • Signs of rampant corruption, malfeasance and widespread nepotism
  • Inability to proceed with the reform process as intended by the Constitution
  • Interference in national independent agencies, crippling their ability to function properly and to effectively solve the nation’s problems
  • Certain substantive democratic elements in the Constitution have been undermined
  • Deterioration of social justice
  • Evidence of words and actions which have shaken and proven to be against the very foundation of Thailand’s democracy with His Majesty the King as Head of State
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The statement continued: “The Council’s intervention has no other aim than to strengthen democracy through democratic reforms, including the holding of generally-accepted free and fair elections. Leaving the country under protracted political uncertainty, on the other hand, would eventually erode people’s trust and confidence in the very foundations of democracy.”

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