Tag: Red Shirts

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December 31, 2015December 6, 2023

NACC Drops Charges Against Abhisit Vejjajiva For 2010 Protest Crackdown

The National Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday dismissed malfeasance charges against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, his then-deputy Suthep Thaugsuban and Gen Anupong Paojinda, then-army chief, in connection with the 2010 crackdowns on red-shirt protesters. An NACC investigative sub-committee, chaired by Vicha Mahakun, decided in February to charge the three for ordering the crackdown after relatives […]

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December 15, 2015December 6, 2023

Red-shirt arsonists’ light jail terms upped to life sentences

The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a life sentence to the man who led red-shirt protestors to torch Ubon Ratchathani’s provincial hall in 2010, overruling a lower court’s sentence of only one year. The high court initially gave the death penalty to 60-year-old Pichet Thabutda, a core leader of the Chak Thong Rop (Warrior Flag […]

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December 1, 2015December 6, 2023

Redshirt leaders freed after signing MOU with the military

Redshirt leaders Jatuporn Phromphan and Nattawut Saikua were freed last night after both reached agreement with the military that they will not make any political movement that could incite public disturbance. Both were escorted from the Ninth Infantry Division based in Kanchaburi province by soldiers back to their homes in Bangkok last night after almost […]

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November 26, 2015December 6, 2023

Police Allege Radical Redshirt Cell Behind Foiled Terror, Assassination Plot

BANGKOK — Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha said today he’s received reports of a possible attempt on his life, as police said Redshirt activists behind a disrupted terror plot are linked to an alleged radical Redshirt cell in Khon Kaen province accused last year of inciting insurrection. Deputy police chief Sriwarah Rangsipramkul said today the military has […]

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November 11, 2015December 6, 2023

Four red shirts sentenced over City Hall arson attack

Khon Kaen’s provincial court yesterday sentenced four red-shirt protesters to between three and 13 years in jail for their role in an arson attack on the provincial City Hall five years ago. Adisai Vibulsek and Jirattragul Sumaha were sentenced to 13 years in prison each after court found them guilty of trespassing into a government […]

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November 6, 2015December 6, 2023

Two red-shirt guards jailed for firing M79 at PDRC rally

The Criminal Court on Friday sentenced two red-shirt guards to 43 years each after convicting them of involvement in the firing of an M79 grenade at a rally of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee in 2014. The court found Narongsak Plaiaram and Pirapong Sinthusonthichart guilty of collaborating in firing an M79 grenade at a PDRC […]

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November 1, 2015December 6, 2023

Red-dressing day turns pale

The campaign to wear a red shirt on Sunday as an indicator of support for former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra passed quietly, even in some strongholds of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD). The atmosphere in Udon Thani, Pha Yao and Udon Ratchathani provinces, where UDD members were active before the coup last […]

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October 28, 2015December 6, 2023

PM warns he may stay longer in office if opposing political groups refuse to stop fighting

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha called on members of the “five rivers” to help overcome decades-long internal political conflict as he half-jokingly said that he might have to stay longer in power if there is no peace in the country. The prime minister on Wednesday chaired the first meeting of the “five rivers” which include the […]

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