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1 | Thailand: Prime Minister Admits He is British | Thailandy: Niaiky ny praiminisitra fa Britanika izy |
2 | UK-born Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva has admitted in a parliamentary session that he has not yet renounced his British citizenship: | Praiminisitra Thailandy teraka tao Angletera Uni i Abhisit Vejajjiva izay niaiky tamin'ny fotoam-pivorian'ny parlemanta fa mbola tsy niala amin'ny maha olom-pirenena Britanika azy : |
3 | “…You are not curious whether I hold Thai citizenship, but “you're curious if I hold British citizenship, I'll answer you directly that”. | “…Tsy mahaliana anao raha mitazona ny zom-pirenena Thailandey aho, kanefa “ mahaliana anao raha manana zom-pirenena Britanika kosa aho, havaliko anao mivantana fa”. |
4 | “You ask have I ever formally renounced my British citizenship, I admit I have not renounced my British citizenship because it is understood legally that if the nationality laws are conflicting, the Thai law must be used”. | “nanontany ianao raha efa niala tanteraka amin'ny maha olom-pirenena Britanika ahy aho, Mibaboka aho fa mbola tsy niala amin'ny maha olom-pirenena Britanika satria mazava tsara ny lalàna fa raha misy ady momba ny fizakàna zom-pirenena , dia ny lalàna Thailandy no tokony ampiasaina”. |
5 | “My intention is clear. | “Mazava ny tiako ahatongavana. |
6 | I was born in England but I consider myself a Thai. I studied in England but I intended to return to work and live in Thailand, to work for the country's interest and didn't think of anything else.” | Teraka tao Angletera aho nefa mihevitra ny tenako toy ny Thailandey. Nianatra tao Angletera aho nefa naniry hiverina hiasa sy hivelona aty Thailandy, mba hiasa ho an'ny tombotsoan'ny firenena ary tsy mihevitra zavatra hafa intsony.” |
7 | Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva. | Praiminisitra Thailandey Abhisit Vejajjiva. |
8 | Image in public domain, from Wikimedia Commons. | Sary efa fananan-ny rehetra, nalaina tao amin'ny Wikimedia Commons. |
9 | (Translation provided by blogger Bangkok Pundit) | (Fandikana natolotry ny bilaogera Bangkok Pundit) |
10 | Abhisit became prime minister of Thailand in 2008. | Lasa praiminisitra Thailandey i Abhisit tamin'ny taona 2008. |
11 | His admission that he is still a British citizen does not disqualify him as a member of parliament since his parents are Thai citizens and this legally makes him qualified to hold public office. | Ny fanekena fa olom-pirenena Britanika dia tsy nanaisotra azy ho mpikambana ao amin'ny parlemanta rehefa mizaka zom-pirenena Thailandey ny ray aman-dreniny ary izany no nahatonga azy hanan-jo hisahana ny asam-panjakana. |
12 | It was the opposition who first questioned the citizenship of Abhisit because they intend to bring the Prime Minister to the International Criminal Court for allegedly committing crimes against humanity. | Ny mpanohitra no nametraka fanontaniana voalohany momba ny zom-pirenen'i Abhisit satria mihevitra ny hitondra ny praiminisitra eny amin'ny Fitsarana ady heloka be vava iraisam-pirenena izy ireo noho ny famonoan'olona faobe nataony. |
13 | Thailand has not yet ratified the ICC Statute but the United Kingdom is a signatory. | Mbola tsy nankato ny satan'ny CPI i Thailandy fa ny Fanjakana Britanika no efa nanao sonia. |
14 | Abhisit is accused of of ordering the military to violently disperse anti-government protests in Bangkok last year which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries. | Voampanga ho nanome baiko ny miaramila mba hanaparitaka amin-kerisetra ny fihetsiketseham-panoherana ny governemanta tao Bangkok i Abhisit ny taona lasa izay nahatonga maty am-polony sy maratra. |
15 | Tony on Thailand muses why Abhisit was reluctant to admit his British citizenship: | Tony tao amin'ny Thailand : fa nahoana i Abhisit no nisalasala nilaza ny zom-pireneny Britanika: |
16 | As a British Citizen myself it almost seems madness that anyone could renounce their citizenship! | Amin'ny maha olom-pirenena Britanika ahy, dia toa hadalana raha misy olona miala amin'ny zom-pireneny! |
17 | As far as I am aware there is no British legal way to do this even if you wanted to. | Raha ny fantatro dia tsy misy lalàna Britanika ahafahana manao ‘izany na dia tianao aza. |
18 | And why would you want to? | Fa nahoana ianao no maniry izany? |
19 | The whole debate on whether or not Mark A Vejjajiva is British or not is a nonsense. | Ny adihevitra amin'ny hoe Britanika ve sa tsia i Mark A Vejjajiva dia tsy misy dikany. |
20 | He is. | Britanika izy. |
21 | He may have dual nationality, that's fine, nothing wrong with that. | Mety mizaka zom-pirenena roa izy, tsara izany, tsy misy zavatra ratsy amin'izany. |
22 | The reason he is trying to say he is not a British Citizen is firstly because he is worried he might fall foul of any Thai law that says foreigners can't be in politics but mostly he is worried that he could be arrested if he left Thailand by the International Criminal Court, if action against him personally is successful. | Ny antony mahatonga azy hilaza fa tsy olom-pirenena Britanika izy dia satria voalohany, nanahy izy fa mety hisy lalàna Thailandey manambara fa ny olona tsy manana ny zom-pirenena Thailandey dia tsy afaka manao politika fa indrindra koa nanahy izy fa mety nosamborina teo anivon'ny Fitsarana Ady heloka bevava iraisam-pirenena raha nisintaka an'i Thailandy , raha nahomby avokoa ny fitoriana azy manokana . |
23 | And we all know how Mark hates to take responsibility. | Ary fantatsika rehetra ny tsy fankahalan'i Mark mandray andraikitra. |
24 | Robert Amsterdam, the lawyer of ousted Thai leader and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is the person who filed a case against Abhisit in the ICC: | Robert Amsterdam, mpisolo vava ny Filoha Thailandey voaongana sy ny praiminisitra teo aloha Thaksin Shinawatra, izay olona nametraka fitoriana an'i Abhisit tao amin'ny CPI(Fitsarana Ady heloka be vava iraisam-pirenena): |
25 | First, given Thailand's long history of granting state officials complete impunity for massacres of this kind, and the ongoing attempt to whitewash this most recent incident, the ICC still represents the best hope to bring Thai generals and politicians to justice. | Voalohany, eo ny tantara lavan'ny Thailandey izany nanome fahafaha-maina ny manam-pahefana ara-panjakana tamin'io karazana famonoan'olona io, sy ny fikasana ankehitriny hanadio io raharaha vao haingana io, ny Fitsarana Ady heloka be vava iraisam-pienena no mbola fanantenana mba hitondra ireo jeneraly Thailandey sy ireo mpanao politika eny amin'ny fitsarana. |
26 | Second, given the Thai media's reluctance to demand the truth, their unwillingness to engage in any kind of investigative journalism, and (in the case of the English-language press) the zeal with which they have defended the regime's impunity, it was important to collect evidence to rebut the government's lies and expose its empty promises of “reconciliation.” | Faharoa, eo ny fisalasalan'ny fampitam-baovao Thailandey hangataka ny marina, ny fisalasalan'izy ireo hanao fanadihadiana , sy (momba ny fahalalam-baovao amin'ny teny anglisy) ny zoto izay narovan'izy ireo ny tsy fanasaziana ny fitondrana , zava-dehibe ny manangona ny marina mba hitsipahana ny laingan'ny governemanta ary hampiseho ny fampanantenana poakaty nataony momba ny “fihavanam-pirenena.” |
27 | Tasty Thailand believes that Abhisit can use his British citizenship to flee Thailand in the future: | Tasty Thailand dia mino fa i Abhisit dia afaka mampiasa ny zom-pireneny Britanika mba handositra ny Thailandy amin'ny hoavy: |
28 | The simple fact of the matter is, he doesn't want to renounce his British citizenship because, after all, if things go pear-shaped in Thailand and he has to flee the country like Thaksin did, unlike Thaksin who was pretty much asked to leave the UK, Abhisit, as a British citizen, would have every right to stay there. | Ny marina tsotra amin'ity raharaha ity, dia tsy te hiala amin'ny maha olom-pirenena Britanika azy izy satria, raha sanatria, miharatsy ny toe-draharaha ao Thailandy dia tsy maintsy mandositra ny firenena tahaka an'i Thaksin izy, fa tsy tahaka an'i Thaksin izay niangaviana matetika ny hiala an'i Angletera , fa i Abhisit, izay olom-pirenena Britanika, dia manana zo hijanona ao. |
29 | Tulsathit Taptim, writing for The Nation newspaper, believes the citizenship issue will continue to haunt Abhisit: | Tulsathit Taptim, nanoratra ny gazety The Nation, dia mino fa ny resaka zom-pirenena Britanika dia hitohy hanohintohina an'i Abhisit: |
30 | What Abhisit said in Parliament on Thursday is on the record. | Izay nambaran'i Abhisit tao amin'ny Parlemanta tamin'ny Talata dia efa voarakitra. |
31 | Shall we presume that he was well aware what it would be like if he were to be caught giving distorted information or telling a lie? | Azontsika fehezina ve fa mahafantatra tsara izy ny mety hisamborana azy noho ny fanomezam-baovao tsy marina na ny filazana lainga? |
32 | The citizenship issue has opened him up to new scrutiny. | Nanokatra fanadihadihana vaovao ho azy ny resaka zom-pirenena . |
33 | A few days ago, the opposition formally asked the British government to review if Abhisit has used his citizenship rights in the past. | Andro vitsivitsy lasa, nanontany tamin'ny fomba ofisialy ny mpanohitra mba hanamarinana raha nampiasa ny zo maha olom-pirenena azy i Abhisit taloha. |
34 | The video showing the confession of Abhisit in parliament is available online (February 24, 2011). | Horonan-tsary mampiseho ny faneken'i Abhisit tao amin'ny parlemanta afaka jerena ao amin'ny aterineto (24 Febroary 2011). |