Riot bus looter gets jail for 5-years
The Nation

The Criminal Court yesterday handed a five-year jail term to Adisorn Seejanphong who was convicted of stealing a television from a torched bus in which a male teenager was found dead in Bangkok's Hua Mak area during the 2013 political turmoil.

As 30-year-old Adisorn's confession was useful to the case, his sentence was reduced to three years and four months and he was ordered to return the Bt12,000 TV back to its rightful owner. Adisorn was acquitted of charges of bus arson leading to another person's death and conspiring to assault and create a disturbance.

The lawsuit last March claimed that Adisorn and 14 others on December 1, 2013 damaged the bus - chartered to transport red-shirt demonstrators at the Rajamangala National Stadium on Ramkhamhaeng Road - before burning it. The fire caused Bt7million in damages and resulted in the death of technical student Suradech Khampaengjai. Adisorn was also accused of allegedly stealing seven valuables worth Bt138,500, which he later confessed that he had looted.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Riot-bus-looter-gets-jail-for-5-years-30254237.html


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Good to see that the culprit was sentenced and of note too that the bus was chartered by the Red Shirt movement.

Certainly seems in this case to show that justice was seen to be done irrespective of the political bias of the involved parties.

Very low level perp, I might add.

Just another "peaceful protester" but good he is in the slot now where he belongs.

Very low level perp, I might add.

Most felons here are low level.........start small......then grow.

Good to see that the culprit was sentenced and of note too that the bus was chartered by the Red Shirt movement.

Certainly seems in this case to show that justice was seen to be done irrespective of the political bias of the involved parties.

Actually he was convicted of looting a television from the bus that had been set on fire - basically an opportunist crime. The arsonists /those responsible for the murder of the student have not been caught or charged. Hardly a glowing example of non partisan judicial decisions as you claim.

Good to see that the culprit was sentenced and of note too that the bus was chartered by the Red Shirt movement.

Certainly seems in this case to show that justice was seen to be done irrespective of the political bias of the involved parties.

Actually he was convicted of looting a television from the bus that had been set on fire - basically an opportunist crime. The arsonists /those responsible for the murder of the student have not been caught or charged. Hardly a glowing example of non partisan judicial decisions as you claim.

Even in western countries looting is counted as serious theft. Not sure if 5 years are really appropriate but we all know how things are done in Thailand if you have the wrong political opinion when the opposite is ruling...

Adisorn was also accused of allegedly stealing seven valuables worth Bt138,500, which he later confessed that he had looted.

he was ordered to return the Bt12,000 TV back to its rightful owner.

just quoting...give back 10%, keep the 90%.

A lesser crime than those of the animal-like Ramkamhaeng students attacking the passengers on the bus on its way to Rajamangala.

Good to see that the culprit was sentenced and of note too that the bus was chartered by the Red Shirt movement.

Certainly seems in this case to show that justice was seen to be done irrespective of the political bias of the involved parties.

Actually he was convicted of looting a television from the bus that had been set on fire - basically an opportunist crime. The arsonists /those responsible for the murder of the student have not been caught or charged. Hardly a glowing example of non partisan judicial decisions as you claim.

Even in western countries looting is counted as serious theft. Not sure if 5 years are really appropriate but we all know how things are done in Thailand if you have the wrong political opinion when the opposite is ruling...

Oh, I wasn't expressing any opinion on the looting offence, other than to point out that Siampolees use of this case as an example of showing "that justice was seen to be done irrespective of the political bias of the involved parties" was stretching the point somewhat.

The Diva post # 4

Actually he was convicted of looting a television from the bus that had been set on fire - basically an opportunist crime. The arsonists /those responsible for the murder of the student have not been caught or charged. Hardly a glowing example of non partisan judicial decisions as you claim.

Any positive comments from you with regards to the then maladministration locating the murders of anti government demonstrators perchance?

Waiting for your answer as usual as we did in the past fab4 now posting as The Diva

A lesser crime than those of the animal-like Ramkamhaeng students attacking the passengers on the bus on its way to Rajamangala.

possibly but then I suppose you are not too worried about the kids that the reds killed in their grenade attacks on innocents either. All these idiots need to be caught and prosecuted but try to get some relevance to it, how many of those on the the bus were killed, none, then look at what the reds did to innocent bystanders

The Diva post # 4

Actually he was convicted of looting a television from the bus that had been set on fire - basically an opportunist crime. The arsonists /those responsible for the murder of the student have not been caught or charged. Hardly a glowing example of non partisan judicial decisions as you claim.

Any positive comments from you with regards to the then maladministration locating the murders of anti government demonstrators perchance?

Waiting for your answer as usual as we did in the past fab4 now posting as The Diva

You miss the point in your tit-for-tat. The point is that this court decision is not evidence of a lack of partisanship in the courts ... convicting a looter of unknown political sympathies means nothing. What needs to be done is prosecuting the people that directed and committed acts of violence, whatever their political affiliation. That, or a conciliation and forgiveness process as was seen in post-Apartheid South Africa. Neither is being done yet. We should not make a big deal out of the conviction of an opportunistic looter.

EEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHH ...

Of course he was acquitted of murdering a man by putting it on fire. He could not have known and besides we were talking red shirts here. No than we better go after ExPM Somchai who wanted to keep parliament open and under which tenure one yellow shirt died because his own bomb went off too early. Smooch looks to be held responsible for the death of such a criminal.

A lesser crime than those of the animal-like Ramkamhaeng students attacking the passengers on the bus on its way to Rajamangala.

possibly but then I suppose you are not too worried about the kids that the reds killed in their grenade attacks on innocents either. All these idiots need to be caught and prosecuted but try to get some relevance to it, how many of those on the the bus were killed, none, then look at what the reds did to innocent bystanders

none? obviously you cannot READ? I suggest, rather than pontificating yellow propoganda, you read about the death of the student ON THE BUS

being burnt to death is not pleasant

Good to see that the culprit was sentenced and of note too that the bus was chartered by the Red Shirt movement.

Certainly seems in this case to show that justice was seen to be done irrespective of the political bias of the involved parties.

Well justice wasn't done was it.

A bus was torched and a boy died. He got 3 years for stealing a TV and valuables.

Compare to a red shirt, that got two years for defamation.

There is no proportionality to crimes and punishments in Thailand. Last year a woman was given ten years in jail for gathering wild mushrooms. Earlier this year, a man embezzled more than a million baht and got six months suspended. This guy stoile a television and gor five years, reduced to three.

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