In the protests that have swept across Thailand this year, the rallying cry “it ends with our generation” covers all manner of sins.
After graduating from army cadet school in 1989 he “was commissioned as a bodyguard for the crown prince of Thailand” as a first lieutenant. “I worked in the crown prince’s household to the beginning of 1992,” he said, staying until deployed to help suppress a political conflict that culminated in an army-led massacre in Bangkok.
Where Thammanat was trying to cover up an embarrassing past as a young soldier, Prawit flashed his undeclared assets in broad daylight. After being photographed with one Richard Mille watch, online sleuths found evidence of 25 others he had worn in public and estimated the combined value at $1.75 million. None was declared, but two years after the scandal broke the National Anti-Corruption Commission investigated and found Prawit had no case to answer.
Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan's million-dollar watch collection was the subject of a scandal and is a current focus for protesters.Prayut and Prawit are often described as brothers as they rose through the same army faction. Both were involved in the coups of 2006 and 2014 which ousted elected, if flawed, governments. The man installed as PM in 2006, former army chief Surayud Chulanont, would later set a template for land theft since copied by other leading figures.
The CPB’s assets are estimated at anywhere between $40 and $70 billion, and were made Vajiralongkorn’s personal property in mid-2018. Two anti-monarchists were found dead, and others are reported to have been abducted. Protesters and opposition parties are urging their cases to be investigated, which governments have so far resisted.Loading
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