Sondhi Limthongkul Faces Prosecution Over Storming Of Thai Government House

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Sondhi faces prosecution over storming of Govt

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Public prosecutors have decided to indict Sondhi Limthongkul and 20 other People's Alliance for Democracy leaders for laying siege to Parliament and storming into Government House in 2008.

Prayuth por Sattayarat, Special Attorney on Criminal Litigation said public prosecutors would file indictments today against Sondhi and PAD leaders for surrounding Parliament on October 5-7 in 2008 and a case that Sondhi and six others stormed into Government House from August 26-31 in 2008.

Prosecutors will also indict Sondhi for allegedly defaming ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Sondhi's lawyer has informed prosecutors he will appear at the court today.

Other PAD leaders who fail to show up at the court without giving reasons would face arrest warrants, Prayuth said, adding that they would be allowed to post bail at Bt90,000-100,000 each.

In another case in which Sondhi allegedly slandered Bhum Jai Thai Party core leader Newin Chidchob, prosecutors have yet to decide on an indictment because they had decided to drop the case against Sondhi's son, who was one of the suspects. They will have to wait to see if police agree with that move.

Prosecutors will decide on December 20 whether to file indictments in a case that Sondhi and 114 PAD members surrounded Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang Airports in 2008 and a treason case against nine PAD leaders.

-- The Nation 2012-11- 20

[noitom]

How about prosecuting these criminals for closing the airport? The airport closing was probably the biggest "man-made" event that negatively impacted tourism and harmed business.

[nurofiend]

the timing of this is very strange.

[Thai at Heart]

the timing of this is very strange.

Just pure coincidence of course.

[Buchholz]

The OP today says,

public prosecutors would file indictments today against Sondhi and PAD leaders for surrounding Parliament on October 5-7 in 2008

While the waiting continues for the OP from 3 years ago,

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

The waiting has been so long, the thread has been archived..

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[nurofiend]

the timing of this is very strange.

Just pure coincidence of course.

exactly what i meant.

[noitom]

They have to post 90,000 - 100,000 baht for not showing up in court. How about the hit and run cop killing by the Ferrari driver? What ever happened to the additional warrants and indictments that were supposed to happen in this case by the end of last September? This lack of prosecution in this case makes Thailand's violation of laws with impunity a laughing joke not to be taken seriously. It illustrates the privileged preferential system, bribery, corruption and flaunting of the laws of Thailand.

The driver was supposedly under the influence of drugs and alcohol according to previous news reports when he ran down a policeman in this hit and run. Not only hit and run, but dragging the fallen officer through the streets of Bangkok to a residential compound and hiding place. Then colluding with staff and senior police to obstruct justice. This makes the Thai persistence in running down, photographing, and displaying petty thieves and their loot preposterous displays of pseudo law and order. The newspaper's lack of follow up on this hit and run killing of a police officer is a travesty.

[nurofiend]

They have to post 90,000 - 100,000 baht for not showing up in court. How about the hit and run cop killing by the Ferrari driver? What ever happened to the additional warrants and indictments that were supposed to happen in this case by the end of last September? This lack of prosecution in this case makes Thailand's violation of laws with impunity a laughing joke not to be taken seriously. It illustrates the privileged preferential system, bribery, corruption and flaunting of the laws of Thailand.

The driver was supposedly under the influence of drugs and alcohol according to previous news reports when he ran down a policeman in this hit and run. Not only hit and run, but dragging the fallen officer through the streets of Bangkok to a residential compound and hiding place. Then colluding with staff and senior police to obstruct justice. This makes the Thai persistence in running down, photographing, and displaying petty thieves and their loot preposterous displays of pseudo law and order. The newspaper's lack of follow up on this hit and run killing of a police officer is a travesty.

you're dead right on the last point in general with those type of cases.

obviously they know too well what cases to follow up on and what cases not to...

[asiawatcher]

What happened to the Statute of Limitations?

[Siripon]

About time, hopefully he'll get jail time for this and the airport occupation. Then the courts can proceed the red shirt leaders. The rotund Jatupon has no immunity either, not being an MP.

[Buchholz]

About time, hopefully he'll get jail time for this and the airport occupation. Then the courts can proceed the red shirt leaders. The rotund Jatupon has no immunity either, not being an MP.

They could begin with Red Shirt Leaders leading the Bangkok riot in a case that chronologically preceded the airport occupation by a year and a half.

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Edited November 20, 2012 by Buchholz

[DocN]

It took TV -members a whole 11 posts, to turn this from Sondhi to the Reds? Guys...I am disapointed!

[carra]

It took TV -members a whole 11 posts, to turn this from Sondhi to the Reds? Guys...I am disapointed!

Its a normal response on here

'but but but the red shirts wah wah wah'

[Buchholz]

It took TV -members a whole 11 posts, to turn this from Sondhi to the Reds? Guys...I am disapointed!

I was just clarifying precedents with a single post, but I apologize if that comes across as trying to turn the whole thread.

By all means, lets discuss the specifics of Sondhi's case.

I'd just mention in passing to clarify one additional precedent

and that is

Its a normal response on here

'but but but the red shirts wah wah wah'

was preceded by so many hundreds of posts of:

"but but but Ahbisit wah wah wah"

that it became the iconic slogan you modify now.

.Now then,

Prosecutors will also indict Sondhi for allegedly defaming ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

Why are taxpayers paying for the public prosecutors to do something that Thaksin has spent for a brigade of lawyers to do so previously?

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Edited November 20, 2012 by Buchholz

[carra]

It took TV -members a whole 11 posts, to turn this from Sondhi to the Reds? Guys...I am disapointed!

I was just clarifying precedents with a single post, but I apologize if that comes across as trying to turn the whole thread.

By all means, lets discuss the specifics of Sondhi's case.

I'd just mention in passing to clarify one additional precedent

and that is

Its a normal response on here

'but but but the red shirts wah wah wah'

was preceded by so many hundreds of posts of:

"but but but Ahbisit wah wah wah"

that it became the iconic slogan you modify now.

.Now then,

Prosecutors will also indict Sondhi for allegedly defaming ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

Why are taxpayers paying for the public prosecutors to do something that Thaksin has spent for a brigade of lawyers to do so previously?

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i think you time line is a little off, and how very yellow of you to do exactly what I am accusing the yellows of doing, thanks you for proving my point.

As for why the public prosecutors are looking to prosecute, well its their job, defamation here is a criminal offence, I would have though that would have come up in one if the multiples of links that you post on a daily basis, most irrelevant to the thread.

Now to the OP, do you think Sondhi should be prosecuted for storming the seat of Government? Not interested in what you think about the reds or what the reds have done, we have heard it ad nauseum from you so we already get it, you hate thaksin, yingluk, anything to do with the reds etc etc etc, but what do you actually think about the OP?

Come on you can do it, try your best.

[moe666]

I was waiting for the red shirt supporters to wah wah, but as we know they will get a free walk as they and the PTP are hand in hand

[nurofiend]

It took TV -members a whole 11 posts, to turn this from Sondhi to the Reds? Guys...I am disapointed!

by a person who always cries "but abhisit, but the yellows" to boot.

[carra]

If the reds always get a free walk why does thaksin need to be in exile, why did jatuporn lose his MP status, why was TRT disbanded, why are there other trials for red shirts going through the courts, why would you expect them to be up to date on the legal system, come on, they are only just up to 2008.

some people need to think before they post

[DocN]

It took TV -members a whole 11 posts, to turn this from Sondhi to the Reds? Guys...I am disapointed!

I was just clarifying precedents with a single post, but I apologize if that comes across as trying to turn the whole thread.

By all means, lets discuss the specifics of Sondhi's case.

I'd just mention in passing to clarify one additional precedent

and that is

Its a normal response on here

'but but but the red shirts wah wah wah'

was preceded by so many hundreds of posts of:

"but but but Ahbisit wah wah wah"

that it became the iconic slogan you modify now.

.Now then,

Prosecutors will also indict Sondhi for allegedly defaming ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

Why are taxpayers paying for the public prosecutors to do something that Thaksin has spent for a brigade of lawyers to do so previously?

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Tax payers in this country pay for a whole of #$%@, like a Futsal- stadium that doesn't finish on time, flood prevention that never happens...I guess, it is somehow part of the game.

As much as I get where you are coming from...

[DocN]

It took TV -members a whole 11 posts, to turn this from Sondhi to the Reds? Guys...I am disapointed!

by a person who always cries "but abhisit, but the yellows" to boot.

Are you talking about me?

Have you ever seen me out, being the first one to come up with something like that?

I usually come up with something like that, after we had 3 pages of red bashing and constantly forgetting (or simply denial) the fact that there are trials to be made on stuff that came way before Ratchaphrasong- exactly these posters are blind on one eye.

I am all for the prosecution of f.e. Jatuporn and other Red leaders about what went down here.

And that fact alone, is what separates me from "them"!

I want justice to work on Reds and Yellows alike and I never said anything else!

Edited November 20, 2012 by DocN

[nurofiend]

I was waiting for the red shirt supporters to wah wah, but as we know they will get a free walk as they and the PTP are hand in hand

what are you talking about?

obviously not the article anyway.

[nurofiend]

It took TV -members a whole 11 posts, to turn this from Sondhi to the Reds? Guys...I am disapointed!

by a person who always cries "but abhisit, but the yellows" to boot.

Are you talking about me?

Have you ever seen me out, being the first one to come up with something like that?

I usually come up with something like that, after we had 3 pages of red bashing and constantly forgetting (or simply denial) the fact that exactly these posters are blind on one eye.

I am all for the prosecution of f.e. Jatuporn and other Red leaders about what went down here.

And that fact alone, is what separates me from "them"!

I want justice to work on Reds and Yellows alike and I never said anything else!

no i meant the person who turned it from sondhi into the reds! the 11th post.

but i can see how my post could've been read as meaning you.

Edited November 20, 2012 by nurofiend

[Buchholz]

I was just clarifying precedents with a single post, but I apologize if that comes across as trying to turn the whole thread.

By all means, lets discuss the specifics of Sondhi's case.

Prosecutors will also indict Sondhi for allegedly defaming ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

Why are taxpayers paying for the public prosecutors to do something that Thaksin has spent for a brigade of lawyers to do so previously?

i think you time line is a little off

Bangkok Riot in July 2007 is a year and a half before the airport occupation in December 2008.

As for why the public prosecutors are looking to prosecute, well its their job, defamation here is a criminal offence

It can be or it can be civil. With the Plaintiff Thaksin and his large squad of personal attorneys having had filed more than a dozen defamation cases against a range of defendants previously, I wonder about the necessity of taxpayers footing the bill for yet another round of defamation merry-go-round.

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[DocN]

It took TV -members a whole 11 posts, to turn this from Sondhi to the Reds? Guys...I am disapointed!

by a person who always cries "but abhisit, but the yellows" to boot.

Are you talking about me?

Have you ever seen me out, being the first one to come up with something like that?

I usually come up with something like that, after we had 3 pages of red bashing and constantly forgetting (or simply denial) the fact that exactly these posters are blind on one eye.

I am all for the prosecution of f.e. Jatuporn and other Red leaders about what went down here.

And that fact alone, is what separates me from "them"!

I want justice to work on Reds and Yellows alike and I never said anything else!

no i meant the person who turned it from sondhi into the reds!

but i can see how my post could've been read as meaning you.

Ooops...my bad! But as I like to say to others: if the shoe fits, be free to wear it!

[OzMick]

If history is anything to go by, he will front the court, post bail and wait for his case to be heard. If found guilty, he will post bail and wait for his series of appeals to be heard.

I think the question of chronological order is worth mentioning. I don't recall any NEW charges being laid against red shirts since PTP took power - in fact I recall one thread where it was reported the DSI had ceased to investigate all red related cases. Could be wrong.

[Buchholz]

you are always snipping comments with no mention, but you only apologise here because you want to say "hey mods, look at this guy baiting and being derogatory"

seriously,

You should discuss the topic at least once in your seven posts here thus far.

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and what was my first post about? a mission to mars?

anyway, i don't really have much to say about it other than i don't think sondhi will see jail anytime soon.

I stand corrected. 1 out of 7 is slightly better than 0 out of 7.

It remains to be seen if he does prison time or not, but with the charges just now being filed, it won't be anytime soon. As with other defendant's cases, begun much earlier, still have yet to be adjudicated.

In another case in which Sondhi allegedly slandered Bhum Jai Thai Party core leader Newin Chidchob, prosecutors have yet to decide on an indictment

.As for above, it'll be interesting to learn of the differences between that case and the slander case against Thaksin that prosecutors have decided on.

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[Moruya]

It's good to see the courts doing their jobs and defendants not running away to hide from justice.

[nurofiend]

It's good to see the courts doing their jobs and defendants not running away to hide from justice.

ok let's make this about thaksin then shall we, there's certainly not enough said about him on this forum.

do you think if thaksin had stayed with the charges they had for him at that time, that he would have been walking around like sondhi?

please, i beg you, be honest.

[hellodolly]

the timing of this is very strange.

Not strange at all. The Government had promises to fulfill without doing it and money to be made.

They have progressed to the point where they can get even with the yellow shirts.

They should have had them under arrest the minute they invaded. But they were to busy trying to establish a Thaksin empire at the time and still had to arrange a band of terrorist unarmed rocket launching freedom fighting arsonist's.

[hellodolly]

It took TV -members a whole 11 posts, to turn this from Sondhi to the Reds? Guys...I am disapointed!

by a person who always cries "but abhisit, but the yellows" to boot.

Are you talking about me?

Have you ever seen me out, being the first one to come up with something like that?

I usually come up with something like that, after we had 3 pages of red bashing and constantly forgetting (or simply denial) the fact that there are trials to be made on stuff that came way before Ratchaphrasong- exactly these posters are blind on one eye.

I am all for the prosecution of f.e. Jatuporn and other Red leaders about what went down here.

And that fact alone, is what separates me from "them"!

I want justice to work on Reds and Yellows alike and I never said anything else!

Are you advocating for yellow shirt leaders to be in the cabinet.