Yuthasak: Sympathetic But Not My Duty To Bail Arisman

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Yuthasak: sympathetic but not my duty to bail Arisman

The Nation

Defence Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapha on Thursday said despite his sympathy, he would have to check relevant laws if asked to use his position to bail remanded red-shirt Arisman Pongruangrong.

"I will have to consult my legal team before deciding whether I could post bail for Arisman," he said.

Yuthasak was reacting to the defence team which suggested him to invoke his position to secure the temporary release on Arisman's behalf, pending trial on terrorism charges in connection with the last year's political disturbances.

He said as a former military leader, he understood the feelings of a family without a father, wishing for Arisman to rejoin his family.

In regard to helping to bail Arisman, he said he was uncertain if he had the mandate and duty as defence minister to secure the release for a remand prisoner.

He said he received no formal request for his intervention and that he would decide his next move only after the defence had formally asked him to post bail.

Arisman has been held in remand since December 7. He twice applied for but failed to secure bail.

-- The Nation 2011-12-22

[beano2274]

Has nothing to do with "The Ministry of Defence", so he should stay out of it and let the courts do their work, without pressuring them.

[whybother]

Do any MPs have "a mandate" to use their position as bail for remand prisoners?

It seems that many other MPs seem to quite willing to help their fellow red shirts. Why does Yuthasak have a problem with using his position as bail for Arisman?

[elcent]

Arisaman should have thought before acting. He did what he did and this was inciting terrorism. The time he's doing now can be deducted from the total he'll get.

Besides that: Can someone from the site developers here look after chrome browser issue. It always displays the google tm thingy when using chrome. And I'm not going to change browser.

Edited December 22, 2011 by elcent

[Bakseedaa]

Arisman will certainly flee again... he only gave himself up because he stupidly thought Yinluck would make sure he got bail.. now that he can sense many years in prison are staring him in the face and he hates Big Bubba in the showers..... Now he realises how stupid he was to come back to Thailand, Any bets he will flee into exile once more... Maybe when Jutaporn shares his cell and they can talk about the good old days , for a while at least until the Death Penalty for terrorists is carried out... maybe then can Thailand begin some type of reconciliation... Pretty-boy Arisman pick up that piece of soap for Big Bubba.... Reap what you Sow...!!

[TAWP]

The idea of using MP status as collateral during bail-hearing is without legal merit as nothing will happen if the bail is revoked...the MP status isn't lost.

[lannarebirth]

The idea of using MP status as collateral during bail-hearing is without legal merit as nothing will happen if the bail is revoked...the MP status isn't lost.

Really? I didn't know that. I'd hate to be a contracts lawyer here. This must be the only place on Earh you can make a contract without consideration being given.

[TAWP]

It seems like it is being used just like someone would say 'my good name' or 'my word' in a bail hearing.

[whybother]

It seems like it is being used just like someone would say 'my good name' or 'my word' in a bail hearing.

Someone I know was on 30,000 baht bail (for passing a couple of fake 20 baht notes that he had inadvertently got hold of), but when the case was transferred from the police to the courts, the bail was changed to the word of his friend - a teacher of 30 years.

Edited December 22, 2011 by whybother

[OzMick]

Mandate? Duty? What makes him think he has the RIGHT to post bail when the court has refused it?

He has sympathy for a family separated from their father/husband. Have the children been in Cambodia also? His wife hasn't - she's been busy with the proceeds of his crimes.

Arisman's wife has offered her good name an an MP to secure bail. The problem is that the only reason she holds the position is a payback for the criminal actions for which he is incarcerated.