Former Red-Shirt chieftain of Udon Thani Kwanchai Sarakham (Praipana) has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in absentia by the Supreme Court after he was found guilty of attempted murder and assault charges. He was also fined 350,000 baht while his guarantor was fined 500,000 baht. Full story: thaipbs.or.th
NINETEEN United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) leaders were summoned Wednesday to face charges of violating the ban on political gatherings in the wake of the movement’s move to set up centres across the nation to monitor fraud during the August 7 public referendum. The summons stated that the 19 UDD leaders who attended […]
Police forcibly shut down the centre to prevent cheating in the referendum of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship and cancelled a planned press conference scheduled Sunday morning of the group at Imperial Lat Phrao department store. The cancellation of the press conference led to the live broadcast of the event through its affiliated […]
The Supreme Court today upheld the ruling of the Criminal Court to sentence redshirt leader Jatuporn Prompan to six months in prison and a fine of 50,000 baht for defaming the former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on January 13, 2009. The highest court’s ruling was seen to reverse earlier ruling by the Appeals Court that […]
The Udon Thani Provincial Court today issued warrant for the arrest of a former active redshirt core leader Kwanchai Praipana after he did not show up to hear the final ruling in the case which he was accused of leading a group of redshirt protesters to assault yellow shirt demonstrators at a rally in Udon […]
BANGKOK — A former Pheu Thai MP and Redshirt activist is free after nearly two years in prison on royal defamation charges. Police Sgt. Prasit Chaisrisa, better known as “Ja [Sergeant] Prasit,” was granted a royal pardon and released from Bangkok Remand Prison, justice permanent secretary Charnchao Chaiyanukit announced Saturday. Read more: khaosodenglish.com By Teeranai […]
The Appeals Court on Wednesday upheld the Criminal Court’s rejection of a case against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his former deputy Suthep Thaugsuban for the deadly military crackdown on red-shirt protesters in 2010. The case was filed by special case litigation prosecutors at the Office of the Attorney-General against the two men in […]
BANGKOK — Prominent Redshirt leader Jatuporn Prompan was released from custody this afternoon after being detained by a group of soldiers Tuesday morning, several days after his movement announced a boycott of the new constitution drafted by the military government. Jatuporn was detained at the First Region Army barracks on Ratchadamnoen Avenue for interrogation, said […]
