Supreme Court verdict related to siege of General Prem’s residence moved to April 30th

 

 

The Criminal Court has postponed the reading of the verdict of the Supreme Court against five core members of the red-shirt movement, also known as the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), until April 30th. The cases relate their roles in the siege of the official residence General Prem Tinsulanonda, the late president of the Privy Council, about 13 years ago.

 

The court ordered the postponement because one of the five defendants, Parut Worachitwuthikul, did not show appear in court today.

 

Charged by the public prosecutors for the illegal siege of General Prem’s residence on July 22nd, 2007, as part of a protest to force his resignation from the Privy Council, were Parut Worachitwuthikul, Veerasak Hemathulin, Wanchai Naputtha, Veerakarn Musikapong, Natthawut Saikua, Viphuthalaeng Patthapoomthai and Dr. Weng Tochirakarn.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/supreme-court-verdict-related-to-siege-of-general-prems-residence-moved-to-april-30th/

 

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

The cases relate their roles in the siege of the official residence General Prem Tinsulanonda, the late president of the Privy Council, about 13 years ago.

Seems odd Thai PBS isn't sure exactly when this happened, yet later it gives the exact date.

Is there a statute of limitations on something like this - how has it taken so long to come to court?

How to get a "Supreme Court" postponement:

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The court ordered the postponement because one of the five defendants, Parut Worachitwuthikul, did not show appear in court today.

4 more postponements possible in the future...

Edited February 7, 20206 yr by klauskunkel

5 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Seems odd Thai PBS isn't sure exactly when this happened, yet later it gives the exact date.

Is there a statute of limitations on something like this - how has it taken so long to come to court?

I'm not a legal expert, but I'm pretty sure statue of limitation limits the time a legal action can start, not finish, meaning that if the case was brought to court within the time limit, there is no limit of time to the courts. 

This particular case has been in court for a while now, and apparently the court has reached a verdict. Now we have to wait till April to hear it

How can a lower court postpone the reading of a verdict of a higher court?

 

The Supreme Court should have announced its verdict. It does not need The defendants to be present.

18 minutes ago, Scott Tracy said:

How can a lower court postpone the reading of a verdict of a higher court?

 

The Supreme Court should have announced its verdict. It does not need The defendants to be present.

 

Strange days Scott. Strange days. It almost feels like someone hasn't made up his/her mind about something, though I have no idea who or what it is or who or what they are.