Red shirts get jail

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Red shirts get jail
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- THE PROVINCIAL Court of Pattaya yesterday sentenced 15 red-shirt leaders to four years in jail for their involvement in the storming of the Asean Summit venue in April 2009 that forced the government to cancel the meeting and caused national embarrassment.

Among those found guilty by the court were Arisman Pongruangrong, Nisit Sinthuprai, Surachai Danwattananusorn, Singthong Buachum, Worachai Hema, and Payap Panket.

Singthong, a Pheu Thai Party politician, said yesterday that the convicted red-shirt leaders would appeal the verdict.

During that year, leaders from Asean and its dialogue partners had gathered for the summit in the resort city of Pattaya.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Red-shirts-get-jail-30255431.html


-- The Nation 2015-03-06

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15 Red Shirt Activists sentenced to Prison by Pattaya Provincial Court



PATTAYA: -- The Pattaya Provincial Court was a hive of activity on Thursday as 15 Red Shirt Activists were ordered to serve prison sentences in connection with the 2011 Red Shirt raid of the ASEAN Summit which was held at the Peach Convention Center at the Royal Cliff Resort.

The 15 sentenced includes core red shirt activist Khun Arisaman and former Pheu Thai MP Khun Worachai, who were both sent to Jail for 4 years.

The 15 are accused of inciting over 2,000 red shirt protesters to disrupt the ASEAN Summit by forcing entry to the Convention Center on 11th April 2009.

Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/174648/15-red-shirt-activists-sentenced-to-prison-by-pattaya-provincial-court/


-- Pattaya One 2015-03-06

[tullynagardy]

The witch hunt continues

All this talk of reconciliation yet all we see is more revenge and oppression. This won`t end well.

[tbthailand]

surprise!

[greenchair]

The witch hunt continues

All this talk of reconciliation yet all we see is more revenge and oppression. This won`t end well.

To be honest.I hope the Thai people will stay quiet, grin and bare it.

If there is to be a fight, mostly old people and university students die. I don't want to see any more wasted lives over this.

[tbthailand]

so out of curiosity, is there a report anywhere on what precise charges they were actually convicted of which merit 4 years in jail?

[tbthailand]

The witch hunt continues

All this talk of reconciliation yet all we see is more revenge and oppression. This won`t end well.

To be honest.I hope the Thai people will stay quiet, grin and bare it.

If there is to be a fight, mostly old people and university students die. I don't want to see any more wasted lives over this.

while I agree with your sentiments about the violence and deaths (past and future), I also do not see it getting better without getting much, much worse. Unfortunately.

[chooka]

The witch hunt continues

All this talk of reconciliation yet all we see is more revenge and oppression. This won`t end well.

To be honest.I hope the Thai people will stay quiet, grin and bare it.

If there is to be a fight, mostly old people and university students die. I don't want to see any more wasted lives over this.

They should speak up and not just grin and bare it. They have a right to a fair and honest judicial system and should not just let offenders from one side be punished. If the yellows aren't prosecuted then this will just drive a deep wedge and destroy all possibility of reconciliation. One side grinning and laughing at the other as they alone get prosecuted only builds rage that will eventually explode. Edited March 5, 2015 by chooka

[webfact]

Court sentences 15 core red shirts to four years in prison for disrupting ASEAN Summit in Pattaya



PATTAYA: -- The Pattaya Provincial Court today sentenced 15 red-shirt core leaders to four years in prison after finding them guilty of leading red shirt protesters to storm and disrupt the ASEAN Summit in Pattaya in 2009.

The 15 red-shirt leaders who included Arisman Pongruangrong, Nisit Sithiprai, Surachai Danwatananusorn and Pol Maj Sa-ngiem Samranrat were prosecuted by Pattaya prosecutor after they led several hundreds of red-shirt protesters to break into the ASEAN Summit held on April 11 in 2009 at Royal Cliff Beach Hotel in Pattaya, forcing the summit to collapse.

After the sentences were handed down, the court denied temporary release on bails for all the convicts. They were later escorted to prison for detention immediately. However their lawyer will seek bails for them again tomorrow.

Two red-shirt leaders Pol Maj Sa-ngiem and Surachai did not appear at the court to hear the verdict today.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/court-sentences-15-core-red-shirts-to-four-years-in-prison-for-disrupting-asean-summit-in-pattaya


-- Thai PBS 2015-03-06

[zaphod reborn]

Well well. There is a God after all! Now, any jail for the yellows who shut down two international airports?

The red shirts violently broke into the ASEAN summit. The yellow shirts peacefully occupied the airport. The criminal code treats these differently. While there should be prosecution of the yellow-shirt leaders, the severity of punishment will be nowhere near the same.

[tullynagardy]

The witch hunt continues

All this talk of reconciliation yet all we see is more revenge and oppression. This won`t end well.

To be honest.I hope the Thai people will stay quiet, grin and bare it.

If there is to be a fight, mostly old people and university students die. I don't want to see any more wasted lives over this.

I couldn`t agree more, however Prayuth (and the elite that pull his strings) seem hell bent on provoking the red side of things into violence. This is because they need an excuse to continue martial law and their increasingly authoritarian behaviour.

The red strategy seems very simple, sit it out and wait for the inevitable to happen and when it does the one thing that gives the junta/elite their credibility is gone. The junta know that yet again they are being out witted and are trying to cause a reaction.

I find Thaksin little better than Prayuth in terms of his equally autocratic behaviour in the past, but there is no denying he just out smarts his adverseraries over and over. They rely on brute force and fight everything like a brawl, he relies on intellect and fights everything like a game of chess.

[BSJ]

They caused Thailand to lose face, they had to get some punishment.

[Robby nz]

Good job, that bit of silliness by the reds did immense damage to the country, but of course we see the usual bleat "What about the Yellows" well some of that has already been dealt with and no doubt the rest will be as well.

Now bring on the charges against the 2010 leaders, with all the video evidence they left behind convictions should be a foregone conclusion. Then we can all have the satisfaction of seeing Mr "I will take responsibility" finally being forced to take responsibility.

Cant see how some seem to think forgiving the crimes of those who committed them can ever bring reconciliation to the victims, but then I suppose if you support the criminals you see things differently.

[marinediscoking]

Well well. There is a God after all! Now, any jail for the yellows who shut down two international airports?

The red shirts violently broke into the ASEAN summit. The yellow shirts peacefully occupied the airport. The criminal code treats these differently. While there should be prosecution of the yellow-shirt leaders, the severity of punishment will be nowhere near the same.

It is amazing someone would post such non-sense. it was not an occupation it was a force shutdown that wreaked havoc to the country and air travelers all over the world. Remember the body found at Don muang and the barricades? You make it sound as if they were there to make a peaceful statement and airport operations went on as usual.

I am glad to see the people locked up who tried to stop Abhist from leaving the summit. However so far this has been a completely one sided affair.

[rijit]

Well well. There is a God after all! Now, any jail for the yellows who shut down two international airports?

The red shirts violently broke into the ASEAN summit. The yellow shirts peacefully occupied the airport. The criminal code treats these differently. While there should be prosecution of the yellow-shirt leaders, the severity of punishment will be nowhere near the same.

It is amazing someone would post such non-sense. it was not an occupation it was a force shutdown that wreaked havoc to the country and air travelers all over the world. Remember the body found at Don muang and the barricades? You make it sound as if they were there to make a peaceful statement and airport operations went on as usual.

I am glad to see the people locked up who tried to stop Abhist from leaving the summit. However so far this has been a completely one sided affair.

like conflict in the majority of countries the 'spoils ' will go to the victor's.

Sent from my GT-I9000 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

[inzman]

Will they really ever serve time or is it bail and appeal?

[jlwilliamsjr18]

OK, so when and who goes to jail, for taking over the international airport? Yup, that's what I thought, nobody!

[cms22]

You'd hope that the Thais (at least the reasonably intelligent ones) will be able to see through this. I do wonder though.

My landlord seems an intelligent chap, holds down a good job, speaks fluent English etc etc. But through my discussions with him about politics in Thailand (a subject he occasionally likes to talk about) he completely fails to see that this is a one-sided repression. He has been completely brain-washed by the system. It is such a shame.

[than]

Court sentences 15 core red shirts to four years in prison for disrupting ASEAN Summit in Pattaya

Good news, Justice was made

[h90]

Well well. There is a God after all! Now, any jail for the yellows who shut down two international airports?

yep we should now see yellow shirt leaders doing serious jail time also. Then we should see Suthep and the Mad Monk also in prison for storming buildings and shutting down an election. Suthep himself said in 2010 it is ilegal for protestors to occupy government buildings. That is if they go after everyone and not just one side.

If you read it carefully the Red Shirts are NOT doing any jail time, because they can appeal. Several yellow shirts got a verdict already and appealed....

[tbthailand]

Well well. There is a God after all! Now, any jail for the yellows who shut down two international airports?

The red shirts violently broke into the ASEAN summit. The yellow shirts peacefully occupied the airport. The criminal code treats these differently. While there should be prosecution of the yellow-shirt leaders, the severity of punishment will be nowhere near the same.

It is amazing someone would post such non-sense. it was not an occupation it was a force shutdown that wreaked havoc to the country and air travelers all over the world. Remember the body found at Don muang and the barricades? You make it sound as if they were there to make a peaceful statement and airport operations went on as usual.

I am glad to see the people locked up who tried to stop Abhist from leaving the summit. However so far this has been a completely one sided affair.

You make it sound as if they were there to make a peaceful statement and airport operations went on as usual.

I hear the food was good...

[drops]

Court sentences 15 core red shirts to four years in prison

After the sentences were handed down, the court denied temporary release on bails for all the convicts.

They were later escorted to prison for detention immediately.

Very good news and how it SHOULD be, but rarely is, done.

[crobe]

Well well. There is a God after all! Now, any jail for the yellows who shut down two international airports?

The red shirts violently broke into the ASEAN summit. The yellow shirts peacefully occupied the airport. The criminal code treats these differently. While there should be prosecution of the yellow-shirt leaders, the severity of punishment will be nowhere near the same.

Oh please the PAD were armed and around 100 people were injured as a direct result of the yellow shirt actions in occupying the airport. The storming of ASEAN interrupted the free meal and drinks of a hand full of politicians. The little airport thingy did far more damage to Thailand's reputation and disrupted the lives of hundreds of thousands of people from around the world.

I was caught up in the airport shutdown and trying to get a flight back to Europe for meetings - three times I had to go back to the airport to try to change my ticket to one from KL and travelling there overland.

Each time I was there I was surprised at the reaction of the occupiers - multiple people would offer me food (which they were cooking in the terminal), make sure I could get through the crowds to the ticket office and apologising to me for the delay they were causing me.

It was a very different and hostile reaction from the police outside the airport who were rude and hostile both on the way in and on the way out - and on the last occasion I saw three police (thugs) trying to incite a reaction from the occupiers by picking one out to beat up with sticks. before being pushed back by the crowd and running away.

The storming of the ASEAN meeting was the first of the recent "mob" protests, and it is good that those responsible stand trial

Those that organised the airport sit-in should also be brought to justice (although AOT is a private organisation so it could just be a civil suit)

Those inciting to riot and causing arson in 2010 should also be brought to justice and jailed for the criminal activities

And those who organised the shutdown Bangkok should also be brought to book.

But there is a fine line between organising a peaceful protest - even though this causes disruption (should we jail all the occupy wall street protesters, or as China would like - all the students involved in the HK protests?) and those which cause criminal damage.

The courts should have an opportunity to make a transparent decision on this.

[phoenixdoglover]

2009

Convicted

4 year sentence

Red Shirts

The "wheels of justice" grind on.

[webfact]

15 “Red Shirts” Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for 2009 Riot

Pattaya courts sentenced 15 members of the “Red Shirt” rioters to jail on Thursday. All members were given 4 year sentences for their involvement in the 2009 riots.

A Pattaya court decided the fate of 15 “Red Shirt” members Thursday. The political movement is to blame for a riot at a regional conference in 2009. Members were sentenced to 4 years in jail for inciting the riot.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/806101-15-red-shirts-sentenced-to-4-years-in-prison-for-2009-riot/

[z42]

They should be denied bail, they've been convicted and sentenced already. Some wil no doubt have other bail notions in effect for other crimes. At what point do these fools actually start to rot in jail. They all deserve long stretches for inciting others to commit crime and cause instability.

[boomerangutang]

surprise!

Actually, I am surprised. I hadn't heard anything about those rowdies who stormed the hotel - way back then. Good to hear Thai justice get some things right.

[lostmebike]

Well well. There is a God after all! Now, any jail for the yellows who shut down two international airports?

Agreed.

About time Thai 'justice' showed it's politicians they aren't above the law and can't act like hooligans whenever they feel just cos they don't agree with something.

More please.

[soalbundy]

The witch hunt continues

All this talk of reconciliation yet all we see is more revenge and oppression. This won`t end well.

Are you saying that they shouldn't be prosecuted ?

[drops]

15 Red Shirt Activists sentenced to Prison

The 15 sentenced includes core red shirt activist Arisaman and former Pheu Thai MP Khun Worachai, who were both sent to Jail for 4 years.

No last minute escape from the police by the chubby Arisaman this time.

Edited March 6, 2015 by drops