(보도) ＜차왈릿 태국 전 총리 기자회견 : "제3의 세력 20~30만명 준비 중", 군사정권 압박＞

[Maipenrai]

태국 육군대장 출신의 전임수상 차와릿 용차이윳은 지난 3월13일 오전 기자들과의 인터뷰를 통해
현재의 태국의 갈등상황을 끝낼 '제 3의 세력" 을 준비하고 있다고 언급하였다.

인터뷰 기사의 내용에 의하면 3년전부터 국가적 갈등을 해결하기 위하여 새로이 태국 시민권을 부여받은 

21개 부족의 산족연합으로 부터 100만명, 1000만명의 빈민계층과 남부지방 출신자를 포함한 빈민계층 차출자 

20-30만명에 달하는 무장세력을 준비하고 있으며 이는 전투를 위한 것이 아니라 태국내에 정치적 갈등과 

무력충돌이 생겼을 경우 이를 해결하기 위한 것이라고 합니다.  

또한 차와릿은 이 병력이 전투를 위해서 만들어진 세력이 아니기 때문에 굳이현 수상인 쁘라윳 찬오차 총리에게

이에 대하여 말할 필요는 못 느끼지만 대화를 요청해 오면 응할 용의는 있다고 합니다.

아래는 방콕포스트 기사 전문입니다.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/895716/chavalit-sets-up-third-force-to-end-conflict

Chavalit sets up "Third Force" to end conflict

13 Mar 2016 at 14:53 6,080 viewed16 comments
WRITER: ONLINE REPORTERS


Former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh claims he has set up a "Third Force" comprising millions of people who will try to end conflicts and do away with political colour codes among the people.
Gen Chavalit revealed the plan on Sunday morning when he opened his residence in Soi Pinprapakhom on Chaeng Wattana road to explain to the media about his political intentions.
He said what he had done previously might have been mistaken as working in coordination with former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra who has recently been on the political offensive through foreign media against the National Council for Peace and Order and its government.
In a move seen to coincide with Thaksin's poltical offensive, Gen Chavalit on Feb 24 held a press conference at his residence and called on the NCPO to relinquish power and hold elections to restore democracy this year, instead of 2017. In an open letter, "Big Jiew" accused the military regime of causing more conflict and economic hardship.
In Sunday's meeting with the press, Gen Chavalit insisted he had never taken an order or received money from anyone.
He said he once set up a political party of his own and had carried out political work under his own strategies out of concern for the country, adding he was not involving in "bringing anybody home". He was apparently referring to Thaksin.
Gen Chavalit said he joined the Pheu Thai Party because he was an ex-military officer who was duty-bound to create peace and prosperity for the people. In working with Pheu Thai, he had used the strategies of "being the middle ring of a chain" and "flowers of various colours" to prevent conflicts from developing into an armed struggle which had happened 20-30 years ago.
Big Jiew said he decided to resign from Pheu Thai because his strategies were not successful and the "Shin-Da-Wong" group in the party had made it a prime mission to bring Thaksin home. He was referring to senior figures of the Shinawatra, Damapong and Wongsawat families in the party.
One day, when Thaksin made a Skype connection from abroad, he and Sanoh Thienthong, another senior party member, told him it was not yet time to come back. He said his last words at a party meeting were that the party should mainly think about bringing the people out of poverty, which was the cause of other social problems such as education and crime.
Gen Chavalit said he never took orders from anyone and still had high respect for Gen Prem Tinsulanonda, the Privy Council president and statesman. He said he wanted to meet Gen Prem very badly but did not dare to do so because he had learned that the Privy Council boss did not want to see politicians, although he did not regard himself as a politician.
Big Jiew said he had set up the Third Force about three years ago as part of his third strategy to solve the country's problems.
The Third Force was not an armed force but a combination of people with knowledge and ability to help solve the country's problems, to stop Thais from killing one another, and stop them from looking at soldiers as their enemies, he said.
He said the Third Force comprised more than one million united front members of 21 hilltribes, hundreds of thousands of "new Thais", more than 10 million poverty-stricken people, and others from the South including between 200,000 and 300,000 people who given up armed struggle.
The main duty of the force was to educate the people not to take part in conflict and to do away with political colour codes. Whenever there was potential for a violent clash, members of the Third Force would intervene to stop it.
Gen Chavalit said it was not necessary for him to talk to Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the NCPO chairman, about the Third Force because it was not formed for combat. But he would be glad if Gen Prayut would want to talk to him, he added.
Asked to comment about the new draft charter which could widen conflicts in society, particularly about the NCPO's alleged intention of perpetuating its power, Gen Chavalit said the prime minister and the NCPO should concentrate more on solving the poverty problem than on the new charter to cope with corruption and bad politicians.
"A constitution is important but it is not a tool to bring about peace. Democracy can be achieved not with a constitution but a policy to create a balance between the sovereign power and people's liberties to prevent a state of anarchy or dictatorship," he said, adding that the people now had adoped a more unfavourable attitude against the military.
In his view, it was not possible for the government to implement a 20-year national strategy as planned.

[Maipenrai]

시간이 없어 요점만 올리고 전문 번역은 못하였습니다. 기사를 읽고 나서도 이게뭥미? 라는 느낌이 계속듭니다. 차와릿 전 총리가 쁘라윳 총리에게 선전포고를 한 것인지 아니면 또 다른 의도가 있는 것인지? 태국 정국은 불교계의 깽판과 더불어 점점 더 오리무중이 되어가는 느낌입니다.

[울트라-노마드]

중요한 소식 전해 주셔서 감사합니다..

최근 열흘 사이에 탁신 전 총리가
뉴욕타임즈, 알자지라 등 각종 국제 언론들과 인터뷰하면서
군사정권 흔들기에 나섰는데요...

이런 선언이 준비돼 있었군요..

한마디로 말해
"금년에 선거 할래? 아니면 내전 할래?" 하는 것으로
실각한 세력이 쿠데타 군사정권을 도리어 협박하는 형국이군요 ㅠㅠ

[울트라-노마드]

무력으로 실각한 정권이 무력으로 협박하는 형국입니다..

항상 느끼는 것입니다만..
태국 정치인들이 두는 바둑은 워낙에 고도의 게임이라서
저도 항상 헷갈리곤 하는데요..

쿠데타 일년 반만에 무시무시한 반격이네요..

한국의 야당 정치인들이
가끔 태국 정치를 공부했으면 하는 바램이 간절합니다..

드디어 태국 정치가 요동치기 시작하네요

[울트라-노마드]

이 기사는 반드시 완역해야 할 것 같습니다만..
어법이 엄청나서 말이죠..

하지만 일단 전해주신 소식만으로도 충분하다고 봅니다.

정말 감사합니다.

[울트라-노마드]

소소한 내용입니다만,

"남부지방 빈민"이 아니라
"남부지방 출신자를 포함하는 빈민계층 차출자 20~30만명"이군요

"무장세력은 아니다"라고 말하긴 했지만..
분명한 선전포고네요..

[울트라-노마드]

태국 군이 육해공군 다 합쳐서 30만명이 안 되기 때문에
차왈릿 장군 주장이 사실이라면
엄청난 일이죠..

기존의 레드셔츠 운동 세력의 규모를 감안하면
충분히 가능한 숫자라고 봅니다

[난파]

제3세력이라니 어디 생각나네요.

[울트라-노마드]

말은 "제3세력"이라고 했지만, 탁신 세력을 의미하는 것이죠..

차왈릿 장군은 친탁신파 중
군부의 가장 원로급 인사입니다..

과거 총리도 했고,
1980년대에 태국 공산당에 유화정책을 펼쳤던 시기의 군사령관이죠

이 사람이 바로 1997년 아시아 금융위기 당시 태국 총리였는데
이후 탁신 정권의 출범에 기여하면서 친탁신파가 됐죠..

차왈릿의 말은 곧 탁신의 말이라고 봐도 무방할 정도입니다..

별명이 "두꺼비"던가.. 그랬던듯요..
꼭 두꺼비처럼 생긴 사람이죠.. ^^

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Chavalit-forms-third-force-to-bring-peace-to-the-c-30281483.html

[Jewels]

태국 갈수록 가관이네요..

[_뿌_]

또 터질까봐 신경이 쓰이네요 ㅡㅡ

[Maipenrai]

오늘자 방콕포스트 사설에서는 Thai Post의 컬럼니스트 Plew Seengern사설을 인용하며 그의 발언에 대해 관심가질 필요기 없고 차와릿을 절간앞에 힘없이 앉아 있는 늙은개에 비유하고 한때 영광을 누리던 늙은 군인에 지나지 않으며 동정심마저 느껴진다며 역공을 펼치고 있습니다.

[울트라-노마드]

하기사 태국 정치인들의 심리전 능력이 워낙에 세서..
사태의 추이는 좀 더 지켜봐야 하긴 하죠..