The Criminal Court today sentenced Jatuporn Promphan, leader of the redshirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, two years in prison after finding him guilty of defaming former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in October 2009. The court handed the imprisonment term with no suspension. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
BANGKOK — Mourners wearing red shirts were prohibited by police from attending yesterday’s memorial service for Apiwan Wiriyachai, a popular Redshirt leader who passed away in exile 100 days ago. Officers manned the entrance of Wat Bang Phai temple in Nonthaburi province yesterday to enforce the ban and offer free white T-shirts to anyone who […]
Phumjai Chaiya, a red-shirt network leader in Chiang Mai known as DJ Tom, died from his injuries after he crashed riding a big bike on a curve in Phrae province on Wednesday night. Pol Lt Col Sukiart Thuethong, investigator at Long district police station, said Phumjai, a leading member of the Rak Chiang Mai 51 […]
The families of two victims of 2010’s crackdown on political protestors on Monday appealed the Criminal Court’s decision to dismiss murder charges against then-prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and former deputy premier Suthep Thaugsuban. Samorn Maithong, who was injured, and Nuchid Khamkong, wife of taxi driver Phan Khamkong, who was killed in the April-May action against […]
BANGKOK — Leading members of the Democrat Party have denied the allegation that their party supported the six month anti-government protest campaign launched at the end of last year. The comments came in response to a complaint filed by Redshirt activist Sa-ngiam Samranrat asking the Constitutional Court to dissolve the Democrat Party on the grounds […]
Police have shown evidence seized from the house of red-shirt activist Kritsuda Khunasen which they have used to file weapons charge against her and five other people. We insist our prosecution against Ms Kritsuda is backed by evidence and witnesses. It’s not an effort to discredit her,” Read more: Bangkok Post
Thailand’s acting police chief Thursday denied allegations that police had linked the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship with the so-called “men in black”. Speaking after a meeting with top UDD officials, national police chief-designate Somyos Pumpanmuang said police had never named any group as being behind the five “men in black” arrested last week. […]
The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is monitoring a group of Thai anti-coup activists in Japan amid allegations they are planning a campaign against the junta. Deputy army chief Gen Udomdej Sitabutr, who is also deputy defence minister, told an NCPO meeting Friday that the activists had attempted to submit a letter denouncing […]
