TV anchor, 3 ex-‘Yellow Shirt’ leaders face one year in prison over 2008 protests

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Thai TV news anchor Anchalee Paireerak and three former leaders of the now defunct People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), better known as the “Yellow Shirt”, protest group are facing a year in prison, without suspension, after the Appeals Court today (Tuesday) upheld a lower court’s verdict, over their roles in violent 2008 protests. 

 

Another former PAD leader, Somkiat Pongpaiboon, died during his trial late last year.

 

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The Appeals Court found five defendants guilty of criminal association and inciting unrest, among other charges, for their leading roles in the violent seizure of the National Broadcasting Service of Thailand (NBT), a state-run TV station, on August 25th and 26th, 2008, during prolonged protests against the then government of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.

 

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[candide]

From the full article:

"The court has, however, granted bail to the four defendants at 200,000 baht each."

 

So 24 years after their crimes were committed, they are still walking free......

[RichardColeman]

12 hours ago, candide said:

So 24 years after their crimes were committed, they are still walking free......

It's 2022 , not 2032, less I slept for 10 years last night ????

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, candide said:

So 24 years after their crimes were committed, they are still walking free...

Are you using TAT's calculator?

[Mr Meeseeks]

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Armed with guns, swords, knives, axes and metal rods, the protesters stormed the NBT office on August 26th. Several employees were held at knifepoint and ordered to cease the broadcasting of news.

The protests culminated in a three-month seizure of Samak’s office and a weeklong siege of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports.

Puts to bed the myth that the Yellow Shirts were not armed or violent.

 

These were the original thugs that showed the reds how to get the job done, costing the country billions in lost revenue due to the airport takeovers and almost caused a war with Cambodia.

[worgeordie]

A few more years out on bail till it ends up in

the supreme court .

regards Worgeordie

[candide]

19 hours ago, candide said:

From the full article:

"The court has, however, granted bail to the four defendants at 200,000 baht each."

 

So 24 years after their crimes were committed, they are still walking free......

 

6 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

It's 2022 , not 2032, less I slept for 10 years last night ????

 

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Are you using TAT's calculator?

Ooops! Sorry! 14 years! ????

[zzaa09]

4 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Puts to bed the myth that the Yellow Shirts were not armed or violent.

 

These were the original thugs that showed the reds how to get the job done, costing the country billions in lost revenue due to the airport takeovers and almost caused a war with Cambodia.

Taking a page from their masters. 

1957, 1958, 1961, 1992, 1973, 1976, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2014

Today's Yellow Shirts - called by other names, historically.