Seven months in prison without trial for "minor violations"
December 22nd, 2010 by Andrew Walker · 3 Comments
From The Nation:
The government will push for the temporary release of some 104 red shirts involved in minor violations related to the Bangkok unrest in April and May, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Tuesday.
After Tuesday's lifting of emergency rule, the public prosecutors, police and the Department of Special Investigation will not oppose bail applications for those reds facing misdemeanour charges, Abhisit said, noting that the judiciary will have the final say on whether to grant bail.
The temporary release is being processed as per the recommendation of the Kanit na Nakorn panel tasked to seek the truth and reconciliation related to the unrest, he said.
If they are "minor violations", why have they been in prison all this time?
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1Emilio // Dec 22, 2010 at 8:03 am
Abhisit can play at being a respected "Statesman" all he likes, but his time will come. Those poor people who are currently being held illegally in Thai prisons, will one day have the satisfaction of seeing the criminal who put them there facing genocide charges at the World Court.
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2Bystander // Dec 22, 2010 at 6:25 pm
I get the feeling that many well informed and like minded population are concern with where the middle ground will be. All want the country to move peacefully forward. All these protest and seemingly high handed law to restrain and restore order will not have been necessary if patience and understanding were the virtue of XXXX in overcoming the concern of the inevitable transition. Worst of all, WiliLeaks is going to sing so loud that the High Institution will start to rock and crumble whatsoever reputation and esteem is left.
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3Jim Taylor // Dec 22, 2010 at 9:50 pm
so much for "reconciliation", another red shirt community leader murdered in Chiangmai, 51 year old Noi Banjong "Daeng Kotchasarn" แดง คชสาร, a tuk-tuk driver; his wife washes clothes for a living; he has one nine year old child. He was a voluneer DJ for 92.5 Red Community Radio; also red guard for "Love Chiangmai 51 Group". He was shot 18 times and, if that was not bad enough, had speed planted in his hand (it is presumed that this was done by the authorities). His ID card was taken and was recognised only when his picture appeared in the media. He said days before that he felt he was being followed by five men in a Black Toyota pickup (the same vehicle that shot young Krisna Klaahaan กฤษณะ กล้าหาญ as I reported Sep 8, 2010 in NM)…[full story on Thai enews:http://thaienews.blogspot.com/2010/12/5_22.html