Former PAD leaders given 1 and 2 year prison sentences

 

File photo: Somkiat Pongpaibul, a former leaders of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) ©tnews.co.th

 

Five former leaders of the anti-Thaksin movement, the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), were sentenced to imprisonment from 1-2 years without suspension this morning for their lead role in the illegal intrusion into the state-owned NBT television station and Radio Thailand in August 2008.

 

The five, namely Somkiat Pongpaibul, Ms. Anchalee Paireerat, Puvadol Songprasert, Yutthiyong Limlertwathee and Khitipat Limthongkul, were charged by the public prosecutors with illegal assembly  causing public unrest, criminal association, illegal intrusion and occupation of the NBT television station and Radio Thailand and damaging state property during their involvement in the anti-government protests in August 2008.

 

The court dismissed a charge of criminal association, but found them guilty of the other charges and sentenced Somkiat to two years imprisonment and the rest one year each.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/former-pad-leaders-given-1-and-2-year-prison-sentences/

 

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The wheels of justice certainly turn slowly here! 

Five yellow shirts jailed for breaking into NBT studio in 2008.

By The Nation

 

 

Five leading members of the former People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), known as the yellow shirts, were jailed on Tuesday (February 12) for breaking into the studio of the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT) during their protest against then-premier Samak Sundaravej in 2008, and for destroying the studio’s property worth more than Bt600,000.

 

The Criminal Court’s verdict on Tuesday morning said the five members of the former PAD will be imprisoned without parole. Somkiat Pongpaiboon was jailed for two years while Anchalee Paireerak, Phuwadol Songprasert, Yuttiyong Limlertvatee and Chitiphat Limthongkul were jailed for one year each

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30382013

 

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Five PAD leaders jailed and bailed pending appeal

By The Nation

 

Five former key members of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) were sentenced to prison on Tuesday (February 11) for leading a destructive raid on a National Broadcasting Services of Thailand station in Bangkok in 2008.

 

All five requested and received bail pending appeal, which is due to be heard on March 12.

 

The Criminal Court ordered Somkiat Pongpaiboon jailed for two years and granted him release on Bt300,000 bail, which he financed using a land deed.

 

Anchalee Paireerak, Phuwadol Songprasert, Yuttiyong Limlertvatee and Chitiphat Limthongkul were jailed for one year each and released on Bt200,000 bail, the money drawn from a PAD defence fund according to Anchalee.

 

At the time of the assault on the TV station, the PAD was attempting to oust the Thaksin Shinawatra-backed government of Samak Sundaravej.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30382041

 

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