Military calls for legal action over sedition; Chalerm insists there’s no evidence The call for secession by pro-government groups and red shirts in the north has become a new subject of a dispute, with legal action being sought for the seditious act by the military and the anti-government movement using it to strengthen its attacks […]
BANGKOK, March 5 – Thailand’s Criminal Court on Wednesday approved an arrest warrant for protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban on murder charges for his role in the 2010 military crackdown on red shirt supporters which left more than 90 people dead. The court approved the warrant upon the request of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) […]
Criminal Court approves arrest warrant for protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban on murder charges in his role in 2010 red shirt crackdown. Read more: MCOT
(4 March) A member of the Redshirts has been beaten and left to die in a river east of Bangkok by a group of anti-government militants, police reports claim. The police said in a statement that Mr. Yuem Villa was found near Bang Pakong River by locals in Chachoengsao province few days ago. Read more: […]
BANGKOK, 2 March 2014 (NNT) – The DSI will ask the criminal court to issue an arrest warrant for Suthep Thaugsuban on multiple charges of murder during the 2010 demonstrations, says DSI chief Tharit Pengdit. The DSI Director-General yesterday reported on the progress of the case of civilian deaths, saying department officers will on March […]
The army on Monday filed sedition charges against a hardcore red shirt leader of Chiang Mai province for allegedly advocated partition. On behalf of the army, Col Phoka Jorkloy, intelligence chief of army circle 53, Chiang Mai and Staff Judge Advocate Lt Col Sundote Dongparee, filed the complaint against Petchawat Wattanapongsirikul, of the “Rak Chiang […]
BANGKOK, Mar 3 – Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today reasserted her opposition to dividing Thailand and called on all factions to avoid violating the law. She said the army could investigate allegations against the red shirt idea of separatism but it must probe all factions to ensure justice. Read more: MCOT
(27 February) Redshirts protesters have started construction of concrete barrier to seal off entrance to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). The group, led by activists of the People’s Radio for Democracy (PRD), has been laying siege at the NACC to demand the same rights to protest in equal measure to the anti-government protesters who have […]
