Watana blamed what he called “inefficient management by retired military officers who want to have power but lack intelligence”. The outspoken politician said in his latest Facebook message attacking the ruling junta that an “important mission” after the next election was to restore democracy and reform the armed forces. Watana said the prosecution would not be revenge, but rather an attempt to “end a vicious cycle and restore the rule of law”. In his message headlined “Dictators must be brought to court”, the politician said the election results in Malaysia last week should be a lesson to Thais. At that time, Watana was serving as minister of social development and human security in charge of the agency during a Thaksin Shinawatra government.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 14, 2018 11:03 UTC