Recalling October 7, 2008 Police Crackdown On Yellow-Shirt Protest

[Buchholz]

2012-10-05

RT @tulsathit: Admin Court has ruled that crackdown on yellow shirts on Oct 7, 2008 was an illegitimate act, and ordered state compensation.

http://www.thaivisa....25#entry5727148

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Somchai, Chavalit And Patcharawat To Face Criminal Charges

National anti-graft commission will file criminal charges against ex-Premier Somchai Wongsawat, ex-deputy PM Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh and Police Chief Pol Gen Patcharawat Wongsuwan for their involvement in the OCTOBER 7 crackdown on yellow shirted protesters.

http://www.thaivisa....iminal-charges/

[GentlemanJim]

there is a video somewhere of where the police went in firing teargas and the canisters were going off explosively. A large number of the yellows ended up with limbs blown off, the pictures are quite harrowing.