RED LEADER

Jatuporn gagged and banned from political activities

By The Nation

The Criminal Court on Tuesday ruled not to cancel the bail of Pheu Thai MP Jatuporn Promphan and imposed addition conditions barring him from taking part in a political assembly of more than five people.

The court also issued a gag order for Jatuporn to stop spreading information with repercussion on his case. Jatuporn's gag order will not apply to his speeches from the House floor.

On Monday, Department of Special Investigation director general Tharit Pengdit argued for the cancellation of Jatuporn's bail on ground of his alleged spread of false information designed to influence the investigation into his terrorism charges in connection with the riots in April and May.

Tharit argued that Jatuporn, who was charged with terrorism and inciting unrest, had violated conditions for his temporary release by interfering with evidence, committing repeat offences, and meddling with the investigation.

The DSI move followed Jatuporn's claim he had obtained leaked probe results from the agency that showed soldiers were responsible for the deaths of red shirts and rescue workers at Pathum Wanaram Temple in May. Tharit said yesterday the DSI had never come to such a conclusion and that Jatuporn's claim distorted the actual autopsy findings.

Tharit rejected allegations by Pheu Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit, who is Jatuporn's colleague from the opposition party, that the DSI chief was acting on "a political order" in seeking bail revocation. He said it was his duty as chief DSI investigator to enforce the law.

Jatuporn, a key leader of the red-shirts' anti-government rally between March and May, cited his immunity as a member of Parliament to get temporary release while other protest leaders have been in remand since their arrest or surrender at the end of the unrest in late May. Some hard-line protest leaders fled the country and are on the run.

-- The Nation 2010-12-28

Where are the tar and feathers?

in my opinion jatuporn acted in a cowardly fashion. hiding behind his immunity while inciting others to riot, burn and commit violent crimes is low where i come from.

Where are the tar and feathers?

I think we're all a bit fed up with turkey.

I hope it was a ball gag - with some accompanying crotchless leather chaps

Should be gagged and burned.

Well I never have claimed the court system was honest.

Bbut we need no further proof of coruption than there unwillingness to rut a end to jatuporn once and for all.

Thaksin has more friends than we suspect.

Court rejects DSI's second request to revoke bail for key Red Shirt leader

BANGKOK, Dec 28 -- Thailand's Criminal Court on Tuesday dismissed the second request by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), asking the court to revoke bail for a top Red Shirt leader and opposition MP Jatuporn Prompan, but barred him from joining any gathering of over five persons.

The court ruled that evidence submitted by the DSI provided insufficient grounds for revoking bail for Mr Jatuporn. However, given that the Red Shirt co-leader's behaviour has changed after being granted a temporary release on terrorism charges, the court then added extra bail condition by barring Mr Jatuporn from participating in any gathering of more than five persons, except for sessions of Parliament.

DSI director-general Tharit Pengdit welcomed the ruling, saying he respected the judges' discretion.

The court prohibited Mr Jatuporn from giving any interview and distribute documents related to his interview to the media. He is also barred to join any gathering of over five persons and not allowed to address a speech to a group of more than five persons, Mr Tharit elaborated.

If the Puea Thai party-list MP breaks the bail condition set by the court, the DSI will resubmit the petition to revoke bail for Mr Jatuporn and proceed further legal action, said the DSI chief, who also heads the investigation team.

The court ruling came after Mr Tharit on Monday resubmitted his request asking the court to withdraw the bail granted earlier for Mr Jatuporn.

The Red Shirt co-leader allegedly threatened the safety of witnesses and tampered with evidence and witnesses and also threatened the state investigators and obstructed their work. He had also allegedly confused the public by wrongly claiming its investigators had prepared an investigation report on the killing of six people sheltering at Wat Pathumwanaram near Ratchaprasong on May 19 and the death of Hiroyuki Muramoto, Japanese cameraman working for Reuters news agency.

Mr Jatuporn earlier denied the charges, saying he neither violated the bail conditions nor meddled with evidence.

Mr Tharit earlier this month submitted a petition to revoke bail for Mr Jatuporn but the court rejected the request, saying there were insufficient grounds to revoke the bail. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2010-12-28

^ No problem then. Jatuporn won't be able to keep his big mouth shut. He'll have his bail revoked by the end of the week.

Edited December 28, 201015 yr by whybother

I hope it was a ball gag - with some accompanying crotchless leather chaps

And there's me thinking you didn't like the bloke!

Edited December 28, 201015 yr by mca

He we have the leader of the rabble and stil he plies his trade.

When will justice be served? Perhaps confining him to a lunatic asylum would be a more appropriate location locked up in solitary.

Husky Mowers

There's now going to be fewer things to laugh at if he truly will comply with the gag order.

Quote of the Day comes from Jatuporn who visited the Red Leaders in prison today:

"I personally wanted to stay there in prison with them."

which, of course, could easily be accomplished by his simply revoking his Parliamentary privilege and bringing a toothbrush.

He visited them today along with Thida and Natthawut's wife (not sure if they all visited together to which would violate his bail condition).

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Edited December 30, 201015 yr by Buchholz