The Appeals Court has acquitted two redshirt arson suspects of torching Central World afire during the riot in May 2010 after agreeing with the first court’s ruling that evidences against them were insufficient. The two red-shirt defendants, Saichol Phaebua, 32, and Phinit Chanarong, 30, were charged by state prosecutors. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
BANGKOK — The father of a 17-year-old boy who was murdered during the 2010 military crackdown on anti-government protesters has been charged with littering after he distributed leaflets demanding justice for his son on Sunday. Pansak Srithep, whose son Samapan Srithep was killed in the clashes between soldiers and Redshirt demonstrators in May 2010, distributed […]
Three relatives of people killed in the 2010 political crackdown were arrested in the Chatuchak area on Sunday morning after distributing leaflets demanding criminal action be taken against former prime minister Abhsit Vejjajiva and his former deputy Suthep Thaugsuban. Read more: Bangkok Post
BANGKOK — The cause of a 36-year-old Redshirt’s sudden death in prison this week is still unclear, says a physician who participated in a preliminary autopsy. Surakrit Chaimongkol died on 28 August while he was awaiting trial for a murder charge inside Bangkok Remand Prison. According to prison officials, Mr. Surakrit died from an asthma […]
Surakrit Chaimongkol who was suspected of killing an anti-Yingluck Shinawatra government protester earlier this year died at the Correctional Hospital in Bangkok late on Thursday. Vitaya Suriyawong, director-general of the Department of Corrections, said on Friday that Surakrit had had breathing difficulties in the Bangkok Remand Prison. He was sent to the Correctional Hospital. Read […]
The Criminal Court this morning dismissed the murder charges brought against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his deputy, Suthep Thaugsuban, for ordering a military crackdown on red-shirt protesters during their protests from April to May 19, 2010. The crackdown led to the killing of Mr Pan Kampong, a taxi driver from Yasothon, 14-year old […]
Arrest warrants on weapons charges have been issued for three people including red-shirt activist Kritsuda Khunasen, who claimed she was tortured during her detention by the military and has since fled Thailand. Read more: Bangkok Post
BANGKOK — The founder of Yellowshirt movement, Sondhi Limthingkul, was convicted of fraud today and will spend a day in the prison where dozens of Redshirt activists are currently being held, an official said. “He will be held at Section One, where Redshirt prisoners are also held,” said Sorasith Chongcharoen, director of Bangkok’s Remand Prison. […]
