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http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=125781Army pans disarmament plan
By Post Reporters
Army chief Anupong Paojinda has made it clear he has strong reservations against disarming
civilians and, eventually, members of the security forces in the deep South, saying it is the insurgents
who should hand over their guns.
He was responding to a proposal by the Central Islamic Committee of Thailand, which was backed
by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who is also defence minister.
The idea was floated by Banjong Somanee, the committee's vice chairman, during a meeting with
Mr Samak on Tuesday.
Gen Anupong said the army would inform Mr Samak of its feelings on the proposal so he could
make an informed decision.
The ultimate goal should be to disarm all sides, the general said.
The proposal calls for the selective disarming of civilians, including members of the volunteer
defence forces, while at the same time persuading militants to lay down their weapons in
return for money.
Once all civilians and insurgents were disarmed, junior soldiers would no longer need to
carry weapons.
The idea has run into opposition from the military, with senior officers saying it is impractical.
Gen Anupong said if the proposal was to be acted upon, he was certain Mr Samak would summon
him for a discussion about it first.
Mr Samak said earlier he would consult Gen Anupong about the proposal and promised to listen to
what the army chief had to say. Gen Anupong declined to say whether the proposal had any chance of being implemented.
But he did insist that disarming the wrong people would not help the situation in the far South.
Disarming village defence volunteers, for example, might not be a sound idea. They carried guns
only to protect themselves and their communities, not to commit aggression.
It is the insurgents who must be made to hand over their weapons, Gen Anupong said.
Democrat deputy secretary-general Nipon Boonyamanee warned Mr Samak to be more careful in
making comments about southern unrest.
The wrong words uttered by the prime minister could send the wrong signals about state policy, he said.
"He must think carefully before speaking and be accountable for what he says," Mr Nipon said.
Mr Samak was vague at best, and he fell short of spelling out how he would protect those civilians and
members of the security forces after they were disarmed.
The proposal would only dampen the spirits and the confidence of the police and soldiers on duty in the area.
A bomb blast killed a naval officer and injured six people in tambon Taluban in Pattani's Sai Buri district
yesterday morning, police said. Chief Warrant Officer Wirot Tansuwan died in hospital. Four of the wounded
were marines and two were villagers.
The attack occurred near a Chinese shrine being guarded by troops. Villagers had gathered there to celebrate
the Lunar New Year.
In Narathiwat, 200 troops raided Ban Taseh Nuea in Sungai Padi district where members of the Runda Kumpulan
Kecil (RKK) insurgent group were reportedly hiding.
The group, reported to be led by Muhamadrosali Awaebuesa, managed to escape arrest by fleeing to a nearby
peat swamp forest.
