April 13, 2009, The Black Songkran

[sriracha john]

Suspect in PM's Car Attack Arrested

Police from Lumpini station in Bangkok have arrested a suspect for his involvement in the attack on the Prime Minister's car at the Interior Ministry last month.

Police officers from Lumpini police station served an arrest warrant issued by the Criminal Court for 41-year-old Arun Chayachan.

He has been charged with robbery, trespassing on state property, illegal detainment, possession of a firearm without a licence, and assembling more than 10 persons to cause a disturbance.

These charges stem from his alleged role in the attack on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's motorcade at the Interior Ministry on the eve of the Songkran festival.

Police made the arrest after an informant reported the suspect's whereabouts to them. The suspect was reportedly watching a boxing match at Lumpini stadium at that time.

During the interrogation, Arun admitted that he was at the ministry on the day of the incident and had seized weapons from the security team who was protecting Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

He denied that he attacked the car that Abhisit was inside.

After the interrogation, police took Arun to Samranrat police station for further processing. The metropolitan police chief will hold a press conference at 2pm today to officially confirm the arrest and present the informant with the 50,000 baht reward money.

-- Tan Network 2009-05-20

[sriracha john]

Is this one of the Army soldiers that Red Shirt Leader Jatuporn said was responsible for attacking the PM's car?

[TAWP]

Local radio is reporting over 300 dead and 2000 injured. Rather a stark contrast to govt. reports.

Atleast now we know what kind of radio you listen too...

[animatic]

If the guy is so innocent why is he hiding his face?

Worried that the press will match him to attack video footage maybe?

Or maybe he is ashamed of the Red actions that day?

[sriracha john]

Another UDD supporter arrested

BANGKOK, 20 May 2009 (NNT) - Another supporter of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) who invaded into the Ministry of Interior during the Songkran riot was arrested.

Deputy Metropolitan Police Chief Police Major-General Pongsan Jiemon said Arun Chayachan, 41, another UDD supporter ranked 19th in the list of wanted people with a bounty of 50,000 baht, had already been arrested on charges of involvement in the gathering of more than 10 people to cause riot to the country and damaging the Interior Ministry’s properties.

He said Arun confessed he was the person stated in the arrest warrant and was the security guard for the UDD protesters during Songkran chaos.

The arrested Arun admitted he guarded his UDD fellow Suporn Attawong, known as Issan Rambo, but claimed that he did not attack the vehicle of the prime minister.

He also asserted that the UDD’s restraining of the militant guarding the prime minister was to keep him away from unknown assault.

Police Major-General Pongsan added the police would expedite in bringing 28 other UDD supporters who broke into the Interior Ministry to prosecution.

-- NNT 2009-05-20

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Note: I believe NNT meant "military guards guarding" the prime minister (or words to that effect) in the 2nd to last sentence.

[sriracha john]

Is this one of the Army soldiers that Red Shirt Leader Jatuporn said was responsible for attacking the PM's car?

Based on the below.... I guess not

Another UDD supporter arrested

BANGKOK, 20 May 2009 (NNT) - Another supporter of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) who invaded into the Ministry of Interior during the Songkran riot was arrested.

Deputy Metropolitan Police Chief Police Major-General Pongsan Jiemon said Arun Chayachan, 41, another UDD supporter ranked 19th in the list of wanted people

[Koo82]

Is this one of the Army soldiers that Red Shirt Leader Jatuporn said was responsible for attacking the PM's car?

Attacking his car?

Was Abhisit inside that car?

[PoorSucker]

Is this one of the Army soldiers that Red Shirt Leader Jatuporn said was responsible for attacking the PM's car?

Attacking his car?

Was Abhisit inside that car?

Been waiting a long time time for the "proof".

But it also must been true with the 1000 shot dead during Songkran because they said so in "Truth today".

Mc2 and Koo82, can you post the "evidence", sure you have it.

It's "Truth Today", not "we have it but will not show".

PS

Not normally comment at politics, but this is ridiculous.

DS

Edited May 20, 2009 by PoorSucker

[Koo82]

PS, I asked whether Abhisit was in that car. I didn't make any statement yet.

[h90]

PS, I asked whether Abhisit was in that car. I didn't make any statement yet.

And would it matter?

They almost killed one driver of another car.

[h90]

Is this one of the Army soldiers that Red Shirt Leader Jatuporn said was responsible for attacking the PM's car?

I thought the yellows did it to discredit the peaceful red shirts?

To make it even worse Sondhi shot himself in the head......

Is DTV available again?? I can't await to see the pictures of the 200 dead red shirts which were killed by the army.

[sriracha john]

Red shirt 'attacker' nabbed

The parliamentary fact-finding committee on the recent crackdown on red-shirt protests is disappointed at the alleged lack of cooperation from senior military and police commanders, a source said yesterday.

The committee has invited the armed forces supreme commander, the Army commander-in-chief and the national police chief to testify about how the security forces dealt with anti-government protesters during the Songkran riots in Bangkok and the red shirts' storming into the Asean Summit venue in Pattaya.

However, each of the commanders has declined to testify in person before the fact-finding committee, arguing that they are too busy with their work, according to the source.

The committee was instead advised to seek information from relevant state agencies.

The fact-finding committee, chaired by Deputy Attorney-General Somsak Bunthong, yesterday convened to set up seven sub-committees to investigate incidents that took place in different locations and the alleged use of violence by the authorities. The sub-committees are each chaired by a senator.

The sub-committees are set to begin their work later this month before convening for their first joint meeting on June 4. The committee has 45 days to complete its task.

Army spokesman Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday that the Army chief, General Anupong Paochinda, was not directly involved with the crackdown operation and that he thought it was better to assign someone who was more familiar with the matter to testify before the panel.

Meanwhile, a man accused of taking part in a violent incident during a red-shirt protest at the Interior Ministry in April was arrested yesterday, police said.

Arun Chayachan, 41, was arrested outside the Lumpini Boxing Stadium on charges of trespassing into a state agency compound, illegal detention, and illegally carrying a firearm.

Arun said that he had acted as a guard for former MP Suporn Atthawong during the demonstration at the Interior Ministry. However, he denied that he was involved in attacking the limousine of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Arun said he was aware that he was one of those facing arrest warrants in connection with the incident, but he planned to surrender to police later, along with other suspects, as suggested by their lawyers.

Police Major-General Pongsan Jiam-on, deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, told a press conference yesterday that in addition to Arun, 28 other suspects are wanted in connection with the incident.

-- The Nation 2009-05-21

[sriracha john]

Two charged over PM attack

Two men have been charged for attacking Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's limousine on April 12 in the compound of the Interior Ministry during the Songkran red shirt riots.

Aroon Chayachan, 41, was arrested yesterday at Lumpini boxing stadium on Rama IV Road. He has been charged with raiding a government office, illegal possession of weapons, and illegal assembly. Aroon denied the charges, but admitted he was among red shirt demonstrators who gathered at the ministry on April 12, some of whom seized a pistol from a guard providing security for the prime minister.

Aroon said he had not been involved in the attack on Mr Abhisit's limousine. After questioning, police took him to Samran Rat police station for charging. Police also arrested Somsak Buakhlee, 35, a native of Samut Prakan province. He was caught yesterday at Mon bridge on Wang Burapha Road in Phra Nakhon district. Police said Somsak confessed to being among demonstrators on a video tape showing the attack on Mr Abhisit's limousine. He denied any involvement in the attack, but admitted he joined the red shirt demonstration led by the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship.

Continued:

-- Bangkok Post 2009-05-21

[Koo82]

PS, I asked whether Abhisit was in that car. I didn't make any statement yet.

And would it matter?

They almost killed one driver of another car.

I does. If Abhisit was not in the car, the reds fell into the trap forcing them cause violence.

The reds said Abhisit was the first to fly up in a helicopter in Pattaya. He, being rich and young, never has tough life, never in a fight, never faces enemy eye to eye teeth to teeth, was so frightened. So, why did soldiers let the reds go inside the Ministry of Interior Affairs to attack his car?

At the same time, Abhisit was not in Government House but many soldiers stood inside to protect GH.

[TAWP]

PS, I asked whether Abhisit was in that car. I didn't make any statement yet.

And would it matter?

They almost killed one driver of another car.

I does. If Abhisit was not in the car, the reds fell into the trap forcing them cause violence.

No, it only means that attacked a car they thought he was in since they are violent thugs.

[Sao Jiang Mai]

How did anyone force them to attack the car? Koo, you are talking nonsense.

[h90]

PS, I asked whether Abhisit was in that car. I didn't make any statement yet.

And would it matter?

They almost killed one driver of another car.

I does. If Abhisit was not in the car, the reds fell into the trap forcing them cause violence.

The reds said Abhisit was the first to fly up in a helicopter in Pattaya. He, being rich and young, never has tough life, never in a fight, never faces enemy eye to eye teeth to teeth, was so frightened. So, why did soldiers let the reds go inside the Ministry of Interior Affairs to attack his car?

At the same time, Abhisit was not in Government House but many soldiers stood inside to protect GH.

Can you explain, what/how they were "forced" to be violent????

[Artisi]

PS, I asked whether Abhisit was in that car. I didn't make any statement yet.

And would it matter?

They almost killed one driver of another car.

I does. If Abhisit was not in the car, the reds fell into the trap forcing them cause violence.

The reds said Abhisit was the first to fly up in a helicopter in Pattaya. He, being rich and young, never has tough life, never in a fight, never faces enemy eye to eye teeth to teeth, was so frightened. So, why did soldiers let the reds go inside the Ministry of Interior Affairs to attack his car?

At the same time, Abhisit was not in Government House but many soldiers stood inside to protect GH.

Can you explain, what/how they were "forced" to be violent????

That's asking for some critical thinking - lots of luck.

[warfie]

PS, I asked whether Abhisit was in that car. I didn't make any statement yet.

And would it matter?

They almost killed one driver of another car.

I does. If Abhisit was not in the car, the reds fell into the trap forcing them cause violence.

The reds said Abhisit was the first to fly up in a helicopter in Pattaya. He, being rich and young, never has tough life, never in a fight, never faces enemy eye to eye teeth to teeth, was so frightened. So, why did soldiers let the reds go inside the Ministry of Interior Affairs to attack his car?

At the same time, Abhisit was not in Government House but many soldiers stood inside to protect GH.

There you are Koo... it's been a couple of days since I saw anything from you, I almost missed you...

almost...

but I didn't...

"... forcing them to cause violence..."? because they were tricked by a decoy? they attacked the wrong car! but it's still THEM who attacked!

...usual blind red drivel...

[Insight]

PS, I asked whether Abhisit was in that car. I didn't make any statement yet.

And would it matter?

They almost killed one driver of another car.

I does. If Abhisit was not in the car, the reds fell into the trap forcing them cause violence.

The reds said Abhisit was the first to fly up in a helicopter in Pattaya. He, being rich and young, never has tough life, never in a fight, never faces enemy eye to eye teeth to teeth, was so frightened. So, why did soldiers let the reds go inside the Ministry of Interior Affairs to attack his car?

At the same time, Abhisit was not in Government House but many soldiers stood inside to protect GH.

There you are Koo... it's been a couple of days since I saw anything from you, I almost missed you...

almost...

but I didn't...

"... forcing them to cause violence..."? because they were tricked by a decoy? they attacked the wrong car! but it's still THEM who attacked!

...usual blind red drivel...

"But officer, he ran into my fist..."

[sriracha john]

Another UDD supporter arrested

He said Arun confessed he was the person stated in the arrest warrant and was the security guard for the UDD protesters during Songkran chaos.

The arrested Arun admitted he guarded his UDD fellow Suporn Attawong, known as Issan Rambo, but claimed that he did not attack the vehicle of the prime minister.

"Issan Rambo" Suporn Atthawong is a former TRT MP [TRT Banned # 48]:

Prosecution Puts Off Decision on Red-Shirt Leader Indictment

Public prosecutors have postponed their decision on indictment against a red-shirt core leader to May 27th as he is still tied up with a seminar by the opposition Pheu Thai Party.

The lawyer representing the core leader of the Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship or DAAD, Suporn Atthawong, submitted an appeal with special public prosecutors at Dusit District Court, claiming that his client is still tied up with the Pheu Thai Party’s seminar on economic problems at the Monthien Riverside Hotel.

The prosecutors decided to postpone their decision whether to indict Suporn for allegedly violating the emergency decree to May 27th.

Meanwhile, the Samranrat police station has prepared to summon Suporn on June 24th for questioning about his involvement in the chaos at the Interior Ministry after the state of emergency was put in place.

Last month, Suporn faced an arrest warrant for vandalism of state property and instigating chaos. He was also accused of orchestrating the mob attack on the Prime Minister’s car during the turmoil at the Interior Ministry last month.

-- Tan Network 2009-05-21

[sriracha john]

Suporn has an interesting background....

Former TRT Party's 'Rambo' shot and wounded in ambush

Nakhon Ratchasima - A former Thai Rak Thai MP was slightly injured when shot on Sunday night and he says he believes the motive was political. Suporn Attawong, also known as 'Rambo,' was attacked while driving home in Khon Buri district about 11.25 pm, after dinner with a senior local police officer.

He said a group of armed men in a pick-up truck without a registration plate number opened fire at his car.

He briefly returned fire, got out of the car, and hid in a cassava field for about half an hour.

Suporn, a three-time MP for Nakhon Ratchasima's constituency 12, believed the attack was political. He said a rival he refused to name wanted to be elected in the general election.

Suporn is one of the 111 former executive members of TRT banned from politics for five years by the Constitution Tribunal on May 30.

Bangkok Post / July 3, 2007

Continued here:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/03Jul2007_news07.php

Issan Rambo verdict hearing rescheduled to 27 May

BANGKOK, 21 May 2009 (NNT) – Dusit District Court has rescheduled the verdict hearing of the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship leader, Suporn Atthawong, to 27 May 2009. Charges were for violating the Emergency Decree during the Songkran political turmoil.

Karom Poltaklang, a lawyer to UDD Leader Suporn Atthawong traveled to Dusit District Court to file a petition to request deferment of the court’s ruling.

Karom reasoned that Suporn, as former Puea Thai Party MP for Nakhon Ratchasima, had to attend the Party’s seminar at Montien Riverside Hotel and therefore could not come to report himself with the prosecutor today.

Earlier, Suporn, better known as ‘Issan Rambo’, was charged for violating the Emergency Decree by assembling more than five people when the decree was in effect during the recent political turmoil in Songkran period this year.

Karom told media that the Attorney-General had considered the evidence supplied, including Puea Thai Party’s seminar documents handed in by Karom.

The court verdict was rescheduled to 27 May 2009 at 9.00 hrs, which would be the last round for Suporn’s detention.

Suporn had to travel to hear the ruling before further legal proceedings could occur in court.

-- NNT 2009-05-21

Edited May 21, 2009 by sriracha john

[aaaaaa]

Is this one of the Army soldiers that Red Shirt Leader Jatuporn said was responsible for attacking the PM's car?

I thought the yellows did it to discredit the peaceful red shirts?

To make it even worse Sondhi shot himself in the head......

Is DTV available again?? I can't await to see the pictures of the 200 dead red shirts which were killed by the army.

you can read this PAD's "51AM Thailand" blog (I emphasize PAD, since many here do not trust sources related to red-shirts) :

Thai Government fails to find facts on 13 April mayhem

http://www.51am.com/2009/05/thai-governmen...d-facts-on.html

this post dated May 3rd, almost 20 days ago or 3 weeks (and 1.5 month since Apr 13th) - and the result is still the same.

well, yeah - it is a bit different message now :

"The site is still under development, please visit again in the near future."

instead of "Page not found"

2-3 days ago Nation has printed report about 4 Red-shirts being convicted for "blocking traffic at Din Daeng".

so far nobody charged for killing 2 civilians or for almost blowing up gas truck in resident area.

gov. and local media were crying fould about "violence", "enemies of country" (Abhisit's words for Reds), terrorism, etc.

and the most we can see being done is - few chaps charged for "blocking traffic" !

surely if indeed there has been attack on Abhisit in his car (aka attempted assassination of the country's PM !) - there could and in fact MUST have been some bigger efforts to punish the culprits, hey ? not just some guys charged for traffic violation and 1 (or 2?) guys arrested for involvement in the incident in Inerior Ministry.

Nation has also quoted police and army top guys saying they are "very busy" to attend the facts-finding parlaimentary commission / panel.

they said to contact the gov. officials instead. but taking into consideration the factreport website - there is no much luck getting facts there either.

the case about soldier found mysteriously dead (aka "slipped on the floor in the toilet" ) in the house where Abhisit and Suthep were staying 2 nights after Pattaya - that case apparently has also been dropped by media already quite for a while, there are no any updates.

well, so much for "Facts checking", huh ?

rather looks like neither gov., nor amry / police and especially not Thai media are botherring much to find actual facts.

perhaps it suits the concerned parties better - that no any real facts are being found or, shal we say, made public.

so, any thoughts, h90 ?

since you have PAD logo as your avatar and so eager to expose red-shirts as liars.

[animatic]

The facts exist, likely known, but the smears would be as loud or louder.

So, maybe there is a sense of 'why bother reporting this stuff,

lets just get on with it.'

Truth spoken early would be drowned by bile,

if nothing is said, the opposition is MORE likely to make up utter BS

and make multiple false claims that LATER can be refuted.

Not saying THAT is right, but then I am not Thai, different slippery world here.

So what might my opinion based on observation be worth to them?

Good for mixing with Somtam I suspect.

[Koo82]

"... forcing them to cause violence..."? because they were tricked by a decoy? they attacked the wrong car! but it's still THEM who attacked!

...usual blind red drivel...

By 12th April, the reds left Victory Monument when Abhisit announced that day was an off day. No violence. They must have a reason to clear the red protest outside Government House. The chosen method is to declare State of Emergency so meeting from 5 people is not allowed.

So he declared State of Emergency and his people released the news that he was in Interior Ministry. I believe this was an arrangement. He was rushing to a helicopter in Pattaya so why did his people let the reds go into IM easily? Danger to Abhisit.

Some reds came to ask him to release Arisamun. Some came to ask him not to declare SoE.

The car was driven into the reds so they started to hit

After 10 minutes, the reds found out that both Abhisit and Suthep were not in IM,

, they went back to main stage at Government House. But they heard that the reds were injured (dead was what the reds said) at IM, so they went back to look for the bodies.

By now, the reds said, the Democrat Party Secretary's car ran very fast into them. The reds started to hit him. This happened almost 3 hours after the first event.

So violence happened after Abhisit declared SoE. Tanks were on the street. And early 13th there were gun shots by soldiers at Din Daeng.

The other reason is to discredit the reds by painting that they are violent.

Edited May 22, 2009 by Koo82

[Koo82]

2-3 days ago Nation has printed report about 4 Red-shirts being convicted for "blocking traffic at Din Daeng".

so far nobody charged for killing 2 civilians or for almost blowing up gas truck in resident area.

gov. and local media were crying fould about "violence", "enemies of country" (Abhisit's words for Reds), terrorism, etc.

and the most we can see being done is - few chaps charged for "blocking traffic" !

Let me say it. Because most of the violence were made by fake reds.

Real reds are charged quickly. In the past, they threw eggs and slippers at Suthep's car on Saturday, Sunday reported to police, Monday charged at Court. Reason: wanting to hurt other's body.

After Songkran in Blood, more arrest orders are issued to catch singers who sang on the red stage.

On 28th April, Jatupon said about 9 soldiers were acting like the reds at IM and will in arrest list. You won't believe him of course.

http://cbnpress.com/index.php/component/hw...p;video_id=1819

[Koo82]

I saw this link to BP in another thread so I post it here:

"The premier insisted he was inside his car when red-shirt protesters attacked it at the Interior Ministry."

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/14...olence-to-panel