Bangkok 2010 Political Protest Fatalities Case Goes To Attorney General This Month

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2010 political protest fatalities case goes to Attorney General this month
By English News



BANGKOK, June 6 – Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will wrap up the case on fatal shootings in the 2010 political upheaval in Bangkok to the Attorney General this month, a senior official said.

DSI director general Tarit Pengdith said he has received a written statement on the case from former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Mr Abhisit and his deputy Suthep Thaugsuban were charged by the DSI with premeditated murder and attempted murder, resulting in the deaths of a man and a boy, identified as Pan Kamkong and Kunakorn Srisuwan, and injury of another civilian, Samorn Maithong.

Mr Suthep was then deputy prime minister and director of the now-dissolved Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation.

The DSI has sent autopsy reports of three persons, believed killed by state authorities, to the Metropolitan Police Command in addition to 36 cases delivered to police earlier, Mr Tarit said.

Metropolitan police submitted information to the DSI on 31 suspects in the CentralWorld shopping complex burning at Rajprasong intersection – the main venue of the months-long demonstration against the Abhisit government in 2010.

Photos were included which clearly showed the faces of six of the 31 suspects, the DSI chief said, adding that his department will seek court orders to arrest them soon. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-06-06

[gl555]

You call it a political protest, I call it at best, a riot. At worst, a rebellion. The DSI? They're just another service bought and paid for by Dubai. Sickening.

[TomTao]

I hope the Attorney General sees this for what it is, a political whitch hunt, and throws it out declaring 'no case to answer'.

[Bellweather]

Premeditated Murder seems utterly ridiculous as premeditated means intent, deliberate, planned in advance etc. so at what point during the protests does the DSI intend to show Abhisit and Suthep formed the intent to have the protestors shot ? Unless they have some amazing witnesses and other evidence this should be a non-starter providing all consideration by the AG's staff is above board and not following a political move ordered from on high.

If this ever gets to court the Thai judicial system will be on trial just as much as the two accused.

[A Member]

I have no real knowledge of what the Thais laughingly call a legal system so can anyone tell me if the AG has final say over prosecutions or can he be legally overruled by the PM for example without the need for the not too discreet hint he's flushing his career down the toilet by not doing want's wanted irrespective of the fact the case won't stand in a court ?

[smedly]

I hope the Attorney General sees this for what it is, a political whitch hunt, and throws it out declaring 'no case to answer'.

unfortunately the AG is also in their pocket - don't expect any fairness in these selective cases until they hit the high court

[khunken]

I hope the Attorney General sees this for what it is, a political whitch hunt, and throws it out declaring 'no case to answer'.

unfortunately the AG is also in their pocket - don't expect any fairness in these selective cases until they hit the high court

Yes, and that's why they want all petitions to the CC to go through the AG.

When the case(s) reach to court it will be big enough to attract international attention. That will help to ensure that fairness & impartiality is carried out, unlike what has happened so far.

[otherstuff1957]

Quite frankly, I would be surprised if this case actually makes it into court. The goal here is to pressure Abhisit into going along with amnesty (for Thaksin). Abhisit is smart enough to know this and also knows that a guilty verdict is highly unlikely. I don't think that he is going to be the one to back down.

[Robby nz]

It also means that they are taking us as much of the time of Abhisit and Suthep as possible so they have less time to preform their function as opposition.

There is also the aspect that every charge they can trump up will end up costing not only time but money to produce evidence against.

While the DSI is funded by Govt (tax payers and possibly Thaksin) money so it costs Tarit, his department and PT nothing personally.

So whether all or any of the charges ever get to court doesn't matter they are fulfilling their function of wearing the opposition down.

Additional to that all or any of the charges can be dropped at any time with no skin of the govt.

As it would seem they have is no requirement to reimburse for either time or money wasted.

[chainarong]

This gives cause for concern, the DSI as with the PTP party are hell bent on rewriting history, the DSI describes the event as a political upheaval, if the paper can be believed. I have news for you Sir, it was total civil disobedience and no matter what you would like to call it , all those people concerned are guilty of offences from arson down to public disorder, where dose this leave you DSI Tarit, unfortunately we all know , sucking up to the PTP Party.