Jonathan Head introduces Jakrapob

Jonathan Head introduces Thaksin spokesman Jakrapob at the FCCT's LM night.

Transcript:
Jonathan Head :
Tonight's programme eh should be a very spicy discussion of the contemporary state of Thai politics from Khun Jakrapop Penkair and Ajarn Worapol who he's brought with him from the united front against dictatorship and democracy, the group that has been mounting street protests eh against the current government in Thailand............

And we also have an evening on Khmer architecture and eh particularly architecture of the 50's and 60's eh much of it still intact in in Cambodia on September the 26th that's a Wednesday.

Em so let's get back to tonight's programme, we're very privileged to have with us, Jakrapop Penkair many people will remember him as one of the spokesmen during the administration of Thaksin Shinawatra, one of the more available as far as journalists are concerned spokesman a very outspoken spokesman. Previously one of the bright stars of the Thai Foreign Ministry, eh since the military coup last year, he's become of the most public faces of the movement that is campaigning against the current government and against a whole consequences of the coup em a movement which culminated in a protest outside Prem Tinsulanonda's house back at the end of June eh which resulted in Khun Jakrapop and some of his colleagues being dragged off to jail and in fact giving his time in prison we've had quite a difficult time organizing this evening , we will quite sure at what point he would be out of jail and very lucky to have him here to give us an insight to the alternative view em to the one being portrayed by the CNS in their plan to turn Thailand to Democracy.

And eh with Khun Jakrapop, we have Ajarn Worapol from Thammasat University, he's also connected to the UDD, he tells me he's not actually a member. He's here to give us his own take on what is gone wrong with Thailand in the last year.

Eh I should add there are we understand possible legal constraints on what eh Khun Jakrapop is allowed to say to us tonight although he's assured me beforehand he's feeling very brave and he'll probably say what he feels like, so when we actually come to questions and answers eh who actually is able to answer your question may depend on whether Khun Jakrapop feels it's going to send him straight back to jail.

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• thaksin
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[Jakapob]

In Matichon, Jakrapob questions on why a civil servant is making a complaint and whether he received a signal from anyone. The complaint states that in English Jakrapob said that "he wants Thailand to have a democracy without a monarchy"(the translation in Thai is "ตนอยากให้ประเทศไทยเป็นประชาธิ­ปไตยแบบไม่มีพระมหากษัตริย์").

[hunkhk]

the question is simon Jakkapob's boyfriend???

[thaigirl7]

(23 ธ.ค.) เมื่อเวลา 15.00 น.พ.ต.ท.วัฒนศักดิ์ มุ่งกิจการดี เดินทางเข้าพนักงานสอบสวน บก.ป.เพื่อแจ้งความให้ดำเนินคดี­กับ นายโจนาธาน เฮด ผู้สื่อข่าวของสำนักข่าวบีบีซีน­ิวส์

[plaguebringer666]

ฮาว่ะ

[jeabsunshine]

go back to your country this is not your business

[BeeFreeLiee]

Mr.Jonathan, Are you Jakkrapob's husband?

You know your wife(Jakkrapob) is so bitch!

[ThaksinThailand]

อีเวร อีแอบ อีนังเหี้ยจักรตุ๊ด หมิ่นแข

[ThaiPresident]

ปชช อดอยาก โทษรัฐบาล

ปชช สำราญ เพราะพระบารมี

เอาดีเข้าตัว..................­..........

[pip07200]

ถูกต้องครับ ไม่น่าปฏิวัติเลย เสียหายกว่าที่คิด

[MelTurpin]

I can' hear a word with my volume turned up full blast. A shame. Many, like me, aren't able to enjoy this vid.