BANGKOK — The mother of a medic killed by military snipers inside a temple during street protests eight years ago was charged with violating a public gathering law Monday night for staging a rally. Phayaw Akkahad said Tuesday that police filed a charge of organizing an unauthorized gathering against her by holding the rally to […]
The Department of Special Investigation says it is still investigating the six deaths at Wat Pathum Wanaram during the crackdown in Bangkok on red-shirt protesters eight years ago. DSI chief Paisit Wongmuang was responding to reports that the mother of one of the victims planned to visit the DSI on Wednesday to follow up on […]
Jatuporn Prompan, a former leader of the red shirts, has been released from jail after serving one year and 15 days for defaming former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. The former chairman of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) left Bangkok Remand Prison at 6.40am. He was greeted by a large crowd of supporters […]
Police are threatening tough legal action against hardcore elements of red-shirt groups if they attempt to instigate unrest on the fourth anniversary of the 2014 coup on Tuesday. Deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said yesterday he has instructed all police units in Bangkok to step up efforts to crack down on crime, particularly activities […]
Redshirt leader Jatuporn Phromphan and 17 other core leaders and activists stood trial in the Bangkok Military Court on Wednesday morning for defying the order of the National Council for Peace and Order in 2016. Apart from Jatuporn, the leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) who was chained on his leg […]
The Minburi Provincial Court has issued warrants for the arrest of six former red-shirt activists, including Wutthipong Kotchathammakhun, alias “Ko Tee”, for the bomb attack at the home of a leader of the yellow-shirt People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) in January 2014. Royal Thai Police deputy commissioner Pol Gen Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said on Friday (Feb […]
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) on Monday ordered a15-day suspension of the broadcasting licence of Peace TV, a satellite-based station run by red-shirt leaders. The suspension, one of several for the station, was linked to Peace TV’s broadcasts last October, when it it hosted a programme from in front of Bangkok Special Prison, […]
Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said Tuesday (Sept 19) that the case regarding the 2010 crackdown on red-shirt protesters should have been settled with justice delivered to all parties concerned had the government of Ms Yingluck Shinawatra properly done its job and did not politicize the case. Mr Abhisit said the Yingluck administration was not […]
