Jatuporn leaves jail to warm red-shirt welcome 

By The Nation

 

 

Jatuporn Promphan, head of the red-shirt movement, was released from the Bangkok Remand Prison on Saturday morning to a warm welcome by some 100 red-shirt supporters.

 

The chairman of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) was released at 7.10am after serving a one-year jail term for defaming then Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

 

Red-shirt leaders at the welcome included UDD secretary-general Nattawut Saikaur, chief UDD advisor Thida Tojirakarn and Korkaew Pikulthong.

 

Jatuporn stepped outside the prison’s gate to the cheers and applause of his supporters. Their representatives gave him red roses and the red shirts sang a song to welcome him.

Jatuporn then gave a short speech to thank the gathered red shirts, the large number of reporters waiting for him, prison officials and his inmate friends.

 

He said he had been taken good care of by prison officials and fellow inmates over the year.

 

Jatuporn recounted meeting some arch political rivals in the prison, including former Phra Buddha Isara, an activist monk who has been defrocked and detained pending a criminal trial. Jatuporn said he had to forgive his enemies in the jail.

 

Jatuporn said he would attend a meeting with red-shirt leaders at their head office at the Imperial Lard Prao shopping mall to discuss the political future of the movement.

 

When asked by reporters to name the first thing he would do upon his release, Jatuporn replied tongue-in-cheek, “Getting away from this prison”, and then got in his van and left.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30351436

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-04

I'm sure he was well cared for in prison.

let the games begin (again)

When will his trial on terrorism charges come to court?

 

Wonder why none of the journalists ever asks him how he got appointed head of the UDD?

"Jatuporn said he would attend a meeting with red-shirt leaders at their head office at the Imperial Lard Prao shopping mall to discuss the political future of the movement."

He could be back inside quickly then, don't think he is allowed to do that.   

Unfortunately for this clown with the intelligence of a split pea, he'l be back in court in no time soon....he just doesn't understand that he's stupid! 

3 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Unfortunately for this clown with the intelligence of a split pea, he'l be back in court in no time soon....he just doesn't understand that he's stupid! 

 

Indeed. And he's dumb enough to think the 'leader" actually care a shit about him. He wasn't made a minister like his mate Nat. He went to jail Nat didn't. And still he can't see it and just keeps doing as he's told.

4 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

"Jatuporn said he would attend a meeting with red-shirt leaders at their head office at the Imperial Lard Prao shopping mall to discuss the political future of the movement."

He could be back inside quickly then, don't think he is allowed to do that.   

Maybe he doesn't give a flying feg about what the current rulers allow or not and, regardless of not being a red shirt supporter, I fully support him in that.

 

I wish all Thai people would have the same attitude.