Civil Court drops case against activists protesting energy bill

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Civil Court drops case against activists protesting energy bill

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Civil Court today dropped the case which the police brought against 10 activists accusing them of violating the public gathering law after they led a rally in front of the Parliament to protest the petroleum bill last week.

 

The case was brought to the court by Dusit station police after over a hundred of activists held a rally to protest as the National Legislative Assembly was debating the bill.

 

The police also sought court’s injunction to order protesters to end the protest rally.

 

They pasted summons at the front gate of the parliament ordering 10 activists to hear the charges today.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/civil-court-drops-case-activists-protesting-energy-bill/

 

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[rkidlad]

Ah, I thought the only place you could have crowds protesting was outside the American embassy. 

[Srikcir]

"the Civil Court decided to drop the case from the judicial procedure reasoning that  the protesters had already ended the protest and moved out of the protest site, there was no reason to issue it’s order to end the protest."

 

Such twisted legalese! A public protest was held by more than 5 persons. That's the issue and not undone by their departure from the scene of the protest.

 

Obviously the Court doesn't want to countermand NCPO's public gathering laws. As a reconciliation the court applied a nonjudicial standard in its decision and that's what makes the Thai judicial system so unpredictable and arbitrary.

[Eric Loh]

9 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

"the Civil Court decided to drop the case from the judicial procedure reasoning that  the protesters had already ended the protest and moved out of the protest site, there was no reason to issue it’s order to end the protest."

 

Such twisted legalese! A public protest was held by more than 5 persons. That's the issue and not undone by their departure from the scene of the protest.

 

Obviously the Court doesn't want to countermand NCPO's public gathering laws. As a reconciliation the court applied a nonjudicial standard in its decision and that's what makes the Thai judicial system so unpredictable and arbitrary.

Twisted legalese indeed considering the 4 activists were charged and trialed in military court for violating NCPO order prohibiting public gathering of more than 5 people. Don't forget the 2015 incident whereby 14 students were taken into custody and charged for the same public gathering offence. The courts are undermining themselves with unpredictability and opening themselves for speculation.