Mukdahan Court Grants Bail To 13 Red Shirts

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Mukdahan court grants bail to 13 red shirts

THE NATION

MUKDAHAN: - The Mukdahan Provincial Court yesterday approved bail for 13 red shirts at Bt2 million each, said Narinpong Jinaphak, president of the Lawyers Association of Thailand.

These prisoners are among the 31 red shirts being detained at prisons in the Northeast provinces of Maha Sarakham, Udon Thani, Ubon Ratchathani and Mukdahan in connection with the unrest and riots stemming from the red-shirt street protests from March to May 2010.

The inmates were convicted of arson and trespassing on premises of state agencies in relation to people storming into provincial hall compounds and setting them ablaze.

Of the 13 men released by the Mukdahan Court, several have required treatment for mental illnesses, Narinpong said, adding that they were detained at Bangkok's Lak Si Temporary Detention Centre.

About 50 red shirts went to the detention centre to greet those released, but no red-shirt leaders were spotted there. Narinpong said the Justice Ministry provided the Bt26 million needed for the temporary release of the 13 men. This was part of the Bt43.8 million approved by the Cabinet for the Justice Fund, which is intended to assist poorer people in their court cases.

Narinpong said yesterday that more money might be required to fund the bail application of the remaining red shirts being detained for their involvement in criminal offences during the unrest. It was up to the Cabinet to decide whether additional money needs to be added to the Justice Fund, he added.

He said it was likely that the Criminal Court might lower the amount needed for the temporary release of the other red-shirt prisoners. Among them, nine are at the Maha Sarakham Prison, five at Udon Thani Prison and four at Ubon Ratchathani Prison.

Narinpong said that in a few days, the lawyers association would apply for the temporary release of 14 red shirts being detained at Bangkok's Lak Si Temporary Detention Centre.

-- The Nation 2012-06-27

[Moruya]

Government coup over the judiciary.

Got to appease the angry reds.

Don't want to lose their support

PTP is a joke

[jaidam]

I am happy that my tax bahts are going to such a deserved cause. Does an abnormally low IQ count as a mental illness?

[TomTao]

Did those suffering from mental illness have this ailment before or after thier thime in prison?

[OzMick]

The mentally ill and chronically stupid are great cannon fodder, being susceptible to suggestions that others would consider dangerous to their own well-being. They are also less likely to consider exactly how burning provincial town halls is likely to advance the cause of democracy, or that doing so might inconvenience their fellow citizens, and cause them a reduction in much needed communal assets and services.

I'm sure their fellow citizens are overjoyed to have this lot back amongst them. They shouldn't even consider the probable further loss of B2 million per head as even the most mentally challenged realise they have nothing to lose and much to be gained from not appearing for an appeal unlikely to succeed.

In the meantime, the boys will have a big homecoming party - maybe even a bonfire.

[Buchholz]

Of the 13 men released by the Mukdahan Court, several have required treatment for mental illnesses

It's a reoccurring theme.

From a thread on a different Red Shirt arsonist....

"I want to go home," said Saichon, who is often described by those who knew him as not mentally sound.

We've heard that before about the Red Shirts...

Most of the red-shirt supporters in jail are garbage collectors, homeless people, and the mentally ill who cannot seek legal help or find enough money for bail. The People’s Centre for Information (PCI) revealed its initial investigation on the April-May crackdowns yesterday.

It collected information about 169 red-shirt protesters who are now under detention in the provinces of Maha Sarakham, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Mukdahan, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai over charges of taking part in illegal gatherings as well as arson or terrorism.

PCI discovered that most of the detained red shirts could not find lawyers or enough money for bail.

Most of the detainees are garbage collectors, homeless people, and people with mental health problems.

The Nation / 2010-11-19

http://www.nationmul...--30142601.html

Edited June 27, 2012 by Buchholz

[ianf]

I think it is very sad how these poor people, the lower end of the lower society (as it were), have been abused by the red leadership in this way. I think Marx said that the lumpenproletariat were the basis (read canon fodder) of the revolution. I feel sorry for these people who have been manipulated in this way so as to help pave the way for Thaksin's totalitarian brand of democracy.

Edited June 27, 2012 by ianf

[livingthedream]

There were about 30 or so local guards and police there that day who stood by and watched as tires were placed against the entrance unloaded from pick ups in the grounds...they virtually sanctioned the arson attack by their apathy.

[Buchholz]

There were about 30 or so local guards and police there that day who stood by and watched as tires were placed against the entrance unloaded from pick ups in the grounds...they virtually sanctioned the arson attack by their apathy.

[Buchholz]

[SOTIRIOS]

...the more you learn about what's going on, the scarier it gets.....

...and I thought the soap operas were 'nuts'.....

...God help us.....

[Buchholz]

I am happy that my tax bahts are going to such a deserved cause. Does an abnormally low IQ count as a mental illness?

In addition to paying for the convicted arsonists' bail, those tax bahts also were spent to rebuild the provincial halls as depicted in the above videos.

The taxpayer, even it's paying VAT, gets to pay for both ends.

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Edited June 27, 2012 by Buchholz