waza Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 An Irish-Australian man being held in a Thai jail claims he was willing to run through a hail of bullets to act as a peace broker between the military and Red Shirt protesters. Ex-soldier Conor David Purcell was arrested by Bangkok police on Sunday in the roundup after last week's violence that left more than 50 people dead and hundreds injured.........http://www.abc.net.au/news/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMoran Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Good on him. I hope he can find happiness soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mausplan Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 So why didnt' he ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waza Posted May 25, 2010 Author Share Posted May 25, 2010 The news item then goes on to say...........Thai police say a British man has also been arrested and charged for joining Red Shirt protests. Jeff Savage, 49, has been accused by the government of inciting protesters to set fire to a major shopping mall, Central World, after Red Shirt leaders called off their rally and surrendered followed a military crackdown last Wednesday. According to British media Savage has denied being involved in arson......http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/25/2909169.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 This is covered in the news forum - closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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