2006年9月19日 星期二
政變策動者
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Thai coup leader
Last Updated: Tuesday, 19 September 2006, 23:20 GMT 00:20 UK
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Gen Sonthi is the first Muslim to be commander-in-chief .
The leader of the coup in Thailand, Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin, has made his mark in recent months with some very public disagreements with the man he has overthrown, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Appointed commander-in-chief last year, Gen Sonthi is known to be close to the country's King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, and has been seen as an unofficial spokesman for the monarch.
After parliamentary elections in April, which were later annulled because of concerns about their legitimacy, he said that King Bhumibol was "saddened" by the situation.
Gen Sonthi, 59, graduated from Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy in 1969 and was commissioned to the Royal Army Infantry Corps.
A decorated combat veteran, he headed several top Thai army units including the elite Special Warfare Command.
Muslim insurgency
Gen Sonthi was appointed commander-in-chief last year, the first member of Thailand's Muslim minority to hold the position.
The move was seen as an attempt by the government to curb an Islamist insurgency in the south of the country which has killed more than 1,400 people in the last two-and-a-half years.
His first major spat with the government came when his proposal for talks with the militants was rejected.
And when the political crisis blew up earlier this year, with the opposition Democrat Party boycotting elections amid claims that Mr Thaksin was abusing his power, Gen Sonthi voiced his - and the king's - concerns.
"The country's problem, which originated some time ago and has prevailed until now, has saddened his majesty, which has upset and worried me," he was quoted by local media as saying.
"As a soldier of his majesty, I would like to help him relieve his worry and the army will adhere strictly to whatever advice he gives us."
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回覆刪除Gen Sonthi –泰國第一位回教陸軍總司令
Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin—這場政變主導者—在過去幾個月因為與泰國總理塔克辛意見相左而聲名大噪。
Gen Sonthi 去年被任命為陸軍統帥,也被視為泰國國王Bhumibol Adulyadej的親信和發言人。針對今年四月泰國國會改選違憲而被宣布無效,他就轉達了國王Bhumibol對此一亂象的憂心。
59歲的Gen Sonthi 1969年畢業於Chulachomklao 皇家軍事學院,並於皇家軍隊步兵團服務,其後這位獲頒戰鬥勳章的越戰軍官擔任許多泰國重要的軍事領導職務,其中包括特種菁英部隊司令部指揮官。
回教叛亂
Gen Sonthi於去年被任命為陸軍統帥,是泰國回教少數民族第一人。由於泰國南部回教叛亂已在短短兩年半內造成1400人死亡,因此這項任命被視為為了阻止回教叛亂繼續擴大。但Gen Sonthi在一次提議政府與回教叛軍進行談判被拒後,就與政府埋下了不合的種子。
今年初,由於反對大黨民主黨抵制選舉,並宣稱塔克辛迫害反對黨勢力,使得泰國政治動亂浮上檯面。Gen Sonthi在一次當地電視的採訪中就表達了他和國王的憂慮:”國家的政治紛亂一直不斷持續惡化,這種情形讓國王陛下和我都十分憂心” ….”身為國王的兵僕,我願意協助國王解除他的憂慮,軍隊將會嚴格遵守國王給我們的所有建議”。
日期:2006-09-20
回覆刪除來源:亞洲時報
記者:方德豪
泰國軍事政變:穆斯林軍頭成焦點人物
泰國首都曼谷於9月19日晚上發生懷疑軍事政變,在這次事件裏,陸軍司令頌提•班雅拉卡林的角色備受外界關注,作為泰國首位穆斯林陸軍司令,頌提對他信在泰南穆斯林省份的強硬軍事行動明顯有不同意見,但這是否是次政變的導火線,現時仍難有定論。在泰國,過往幾次軍事政變都有賴泰皇超然獨立的身份成功地得到調停,這次危機是否以同樣的方式得到解決,已經成為外界焦點。
陸軍司令頌提是這次軍事政變的主角。泰國政變軍方發言人20日說,頌提將代理泰國總理一職,並稱頌提跟國王普密蓬舉行了會談。在軍事政變發生之前數小時,泰國看守總理他信通過電視講話宣布全國進入緊急狀態的講話中命令頌提立即向副總理奇猜報到,並稱要解除了他的軍事職務。但幾分鐘後,他信的電視講話中途被切斷,20日凌晨,軍方表示已撤消他信此前宣布的緊急狀態。
頌提於去年10月成為以佛教徒士兵爲主的泰國的首位穆斯林陸軍司令。今年60歲的頌提畢業於朱拉中高皇家軍事學院,曾擔任皇家步兵軍團指揮官和其他職務,並曾擔任泰軍中精銳的特別作戰司令部的司令,其軍事專業地位在軍中得到廣泛認同。
也有專家認爲,頌提的伊斯蘭教知識有助政府軍贏得南部伊斯蘭教徒的信任。因此,頌提擔任泰陸軍司令將有助改變政府歧視伊斯蘭教徒的印象。頌提也告訴記者稱,他會重新考慮在泰南的軍事行動,給當地人民帶來較現實的處理結果。
泰國總理他信在其任內,一直對南部伊斯蘭省份採取強硬立場。在他信的鐵腕政策下,已經有900人在泰南的暴力事件中喪生。泰國政府當局認爲,泰南的暴力事件是伊斯蘭分離分子、有組織犯罪團夥和毒販共同作用的結果。
2004年10月,泰南陶公府達拜地區87名穆斯林示威者在被警察帶往拘押所的途中,因卡車過度擁擠和不通風而窒息致死,引起了國際社會對他信處理以穆斯林爲主的南部省份叛亂的政策的關注。
頌提的特殊身份,讓他在泰國政局的影響力與日俱增。今年4月泰國大選前,頌提曾批評反對派的一些言論“不恰當及對國王不敬”,要求反對派在大選前停止政治活動。9月16日夜,泰南部宋卡府合艾市中心業區發生6起爆炸,造成4人死亡,當時他信曾尋求頌提協助偵破此案。他信4月曾透露,一旦自己下臺,有4個人可能接替他擔任泰國總理。頌提當時則表示,軍隊只會接受通過民主選舉產生的總理和政府。
泰國在1932年以前很長的歷史中,泰皇享有絕對的權利,1932年,泰國變成君主立憲國家,但在政治上,泰國仍扮演著重要的角色。