Five key red shirt members, ex-minister among 27,000 to get royal pardon

By THE NATION

 

 

Five members of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) and a former deputy education minister would be released from prison after they received royal pardons, Bangkok Remand Prison announced on Sunday (September 13).

 

The five UDD members, also known as red shirts, include Dr Weng Tojirakarn, Veerakarn Musikapong, Worachai Hema, Wiphutalaeng Pattanaphumthai and Payab Pankate, who had been jailed for taking part in several violent political protests against the Abhisit Vejjajiva administration in 2010.

 

Pol Lieutenant Chaowarin Lattasaksiri, a former deputy education minister, had been jailed for embezzlement from a Cambodian company since July 2019.

 

“These five political prisoners and one former politician are among 27,000 prisoners who would be released by Department of Corrections after they were given royal pardons,” said the announcement. “They are undergoing a 15-day coaching session to prepare them for life outside prison.”

 

Weng, Veerakarn and Worachai will complete their training and be released on September 15, while Wiphutalaeng, Payab and Chaowarin will be released on September 30.

 

According to the Royal Pardon Act BE 2563, in order to receive a royal pardon a prisoner must have less than one year of remaining time to serve if over 60 years old, and less than three years of remaining time to serve for those above 70.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30394491

 

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27,000 released from Prison....will they have to go into quarantine I wonder

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53 minutes ago, petermik said:

27,000 released from Prison....will they have to go into quarantine I wonder

A very good and vital question. 

 

I believe They should be released into quarantine in batches so that a good dead does not cause huge harm.

12 hours ago, webfact said:

who had been jailed for taking part in several violent political protests against the Abhisit Vejjajiva administration in 2010.

..i'd say that if you want to hang your dog, you give him a bad name first

 

 

 

13 hours ago, webfact said:

According to the Royal Pardon Act BE 2563, in order to receive a royal pardon a prisoner must have less than one year of remaining time to serve if over 60 years old, and less than three years of remaining time to serve for those above 70.

 why these clauses make no sense to me

On 9/14/2020 at 11:20 AM, webfact said:

Pol Lieutenant Chaowarin Lattasaksiri, a former deputy education minister, had been jailed for embezzlement from a Cambodian company since July 2019.

 

example for the people...and now free again