webfact Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Red shirts jailed four years for attack on 2009 Asean Summit By THE NATION Jatuporn Prompan (center) Three members of United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), commonly referred to as red shirts, were at Pattaya Provincial Court on Thursday (October 31) to hear the Supreme Court’s ruling on their case formally read out. Pol Lt Col Waipot Amornrat, Samroeng Prajamrua and Worachai Hema joined nine others previously convicted in being sentenced to four years in prison without suspension for their roles in the 2009 protest storming of the Asean Summit in Pattaya. The Supreme Court upheld the ruling of two lower courts in jailing 13 red shirts for the violent action at the summit venue, the Royal Cliff Beach Resort, as part of a protest against the then-government of Abhisit Vejjajiva, which resulted in the evacuation of summit delegates and the postponement of the proceedings. Jatuporn Prompan, a UDD leader who did not participate in the 2009 Pattaya action, was present in the court to show support for his followers. All other defendants had attended the lower court hearings with the exceptions of Arisman Pongruangrong, Chawanlop Yangtrong and Thanakrit Cha-Aimnoy, who have yet to respond to court summonses. An estimated 2,000 red shirts broke through police barricades to surround the summit venue and demanded that Abhisit step down as prime minister. The summit was rescheduled for Phuket in June the same year, with tighter security. Related Story: Three UDD leaders hit with Bt21m bill for arson attacks in 2010 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-10-31 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 10 years too late. But better late then never. Can we expect a couple of more years for their 2010 mayhem? Never forget! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 And the "Yellow Shirts" who attacked and closed Suvarnabhummi Airport for 6 days? Full acquittal. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 1 minute ago, dddave said: And the "Yellow Shirts" who attacked and closed Suvarnabhummi Airport for 6 days? Full acquittal. ???? Sounds fair. Didn’t threaten lives. Although I don’t condone illegal activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Justice has been served ….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 1 hour ago, dddave said: And the "Yellow Shirts" who attacked and closed Suvarnabhummi Airport for 6 days? Full acquittal. ???? Thirteen yellow-shirt co-leaders will have to pay damages worth 522 million baht in total for the blockades of Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang nine years ago after they missed the appeal deadline and the Supreme Court refused to extend it. I would rather do the 4 years than have to pay that sum of money, but yes, nobody went to jail. Shame. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Jip99 said: Sounds fair. Didn’t threaten lives. Although I don’t condone illegal activities. You will agree the army needs investigating for shooting dead at least 90 people then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred white Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Have they been out on bail for 10 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 The ruling comes conveniently right before a new summit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Boy could we use the red shirts now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 7 minutes ago, fforest1 said: Boy could we use the red shirts now... Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 34 minutes ago, fforest1 said: Boy could we use the red shirts now... you're joking - bad joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 1 hour ago, thequietman said: Thirteen yellow-shirt co-leaders will have to pay damages worth 522 million baht in total for the blockades of Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang nine years ago after they missed the appeal deadline and the Supreme Court refused to extend it. I would rather do the 4 years than have to pay that sum of money, but yes, nobody went to jail. Shame. ???? That judgement is about as likely to be paid as the Hartwell judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkfish Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: 10 years too late. But better late then never. Can we expect a couple of more years for their 2010 mayhem? Never forget! I see you don't post a picture of dead civilians after being popped by high velocity sniper rounds. Had the same happened in the UK or USA Paris there would have been hell of a lot more violence NS burning down of that city. London riots after 1 person was shot by police.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/31/police-stop-and-search-riots-2011-london Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scot123 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 And what about the officer who gave the order for soldiers to shoot and kill innocent people in a temple then harras, threaten, make false claims to discredit and in prison the nurse who was witness and who was helping the wounded and dying? This whole thing makes me feel physically sick every time I see him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 30 minutes ago, Scot123 said: And what about the officer who gave the order for soldiers to shoot and kill innocent people in a temple then harras, threaten, make false claims to discredit and in prison the nurse who was witness and who was helping the wounded and dying? This whole thing makes me feel physically sick every time I see him. I suppose it will take time, but Thais I meet are progressive. They don't like what is going on one little bit, but are patiently waiting for their seniors to just bloody hurry up and die out. Sure, they like their customs and traditions, but they wish also to engage with the rest of the world without old men in drab uniforms deciding what is best for them and killing them if they don't agree. Once a subject I cannot speak about has been removed from the scene, then maybe Thai folk can remain Thai, but catch their breath a little. They will still be as Thai as they were before, but without a jackboot in their faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 6 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: 10 years too late. But better late then never. Can we expect a couple of more years for their 2010 mayhem? Never forget! And what would the photographer on the opposite side of that barricade have seen? A still photo proves nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LomSak27 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 3 hours ago, thequietman said: Thirteen yellow-shirt co-leaders will have to pay damages worth 522 million baht in total for the blockades of Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang nine years ago after they missed the appeal deadline and the Supreme Court refused to extend it. I would rather do the 4 years than have to pay that sum of money, but yes, nobody went to jail. Shame. ???? You really think they will ever pay Or be 'forced' to pay. .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpy 4680 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Two types of Justice system in Thailand. Criminal Justice, and Political Justice. with the latter seeming more severe on sentencing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 23 hours ago, dddave said: And the "Yellow Shirts" who attacked and closed Suvarnabhummi Airport for 6 days? Full acquittal. ???? But, but, but ............................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta158 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 On 10/31/2019 at 2:10 PM, monkfish said: I see you don't post a picture of dead civilians after being popped by high velocity sniper rounds. Had the same happened in the UK or USA Paris there would have been hell of a lot more violence NS burning down of that city. London riots after 1 person was shot by police.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/31/police-stop-and-search-riots-2011-london so there wasnt just dozen grenade attacks on military and law enforcement, fires on buildings everywhere, protesters with guns,ak47, m16? and whole lot of military shot and seriously injured? there they dare to it because they would not open fire on rioters just like that, and not use snipers... and no live shooting areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 On 10/31/2019 at 7:55 PM, dddave said: That judgement is about as likely to be paid as the Hartwell judgement. Hopewell. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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