Supreme Court upholds verdict against bomb plot gang member

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Supreme Court upholds verdict against bomb plot gang member
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a prison term of four years for a woman who was found guilty of involvement in a bomb attack at a political party headquarters in 2010.

 

The Court did not believe the defence of Warisareeya Boonsom, 49, who said she was not involved in the attack at the back of Bhum Jai Thai Party offices on Phaholyothin Road in June, 2010.

 

The Court believed the testimonies from the other defendants who said they assembled the bomb used in the attack at Warisareeya’s house. She was the only defendant who appealed to the Supreme Court; the others accepted the Appeal Court’s verdicts.

 

The attack took place when the Bhum Jai Thai Party was a coalition partner in the government of then prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. All the defendants were members of the then anti-government movement known as red shirts.

 

A defendant, Anek Singkhuntot, pushed a fruit cart in which an explosive was hidden to the party headquarters in Chatuchak district. The bomb exploded and the impact of the blast cost Anek his sight. The party’s buildings and vehicles parked nearby were also damaged.

 

The Criminal Court found four defendants except Warisareeya guilty of the charges and sentenced them to 10 years in prison.

However their prison terms were reduced as the court found that their testimony was useful to the investigation.

 

The Appeal Court, however, changed the verdict for the woman after finding that she phoned other defendants to check on the attack. It sentenced each defendant to six years in jail, reduced to four years.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30319974

 

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[Smarter Than You]

Surprise surprise, after all that happened in 2010, it is a Red shirt that is going to jail.

Maybe they'll move onto the Yellows next and then follow them with the military - after all, these two groups had the higher kill rate.

If she is guilty, the sentence seems awfully light though.

[than]

19 minutes ago, Smarter Than You said:

Surprise surprise, after all that happened in 2010, it is a Red shirt that is going to jail.

Maybe they'll move onto the Yellows next and then follow them with the military - after all, these two groups had the higher kill rate.

If she is guilty, the sentence seems awfully light though.

Red shirts is a far right criminal organisation. They used terrorism method against authorities (arson, armed rebellion, bombs attacks.....). Now they paid for this !

 

 

[observer90210]

What a waste!!....this girl is a surely a bomb in herself without her mask...

 

She could have done so much better servicing ST or LT in the lovely clubs and bars of the area instead of meddling in politics!!

 

More seriously, if she is 100% guilty with absolutely no doubt, she deserves a much more severe sentence, if not "the" ultimate sentence!

[Smarter Than You]

19 minutes ago, than said:

Red shirts is a far right criminal organisation. They used terrorism method against authorities (arson, armed rebellion, bombs attacks.....). Now they paid for this !

 

 

I would have thought if the Red Shirts were going to be far anything it would be left.

 

You my friend have described the PAD, the Yellow Shirts, Pitak Siam and the PDRC.

 

The Red Shirts are the majority, they are predominantly good and decent everyday folk who have grown tired of being exploited by a greedy and corrupt elite that cowardly hide behind the military's guns - too scared to face elections.

 

The Red Shirts want this dispute to be settled with ballots in voting booths, it is those you described that have chosen bombs and guns in the streets.

 

If this lady is guilty, 4 years is too lenient.

 

Edited July 5, 2017 by Smarter Than You

[than]

6 minutes ago, Smarter Than You said:

I would have thought if the Red Shirts were going to be far anything it would be left.

 

You my friend have described the PAD, the Yellow Shirts, Pitak Siam and last but not least... the PDRC.

 

The Red Shirts are the majority, they are predominantly good and decent everyday folk who have grown tired of being exploited by a greedy and corrupt elite that cowardly hide behind the military's guns - too scared to face elections.

 

The Red Shirts want this dispute to be settled with ballots in voting booths, it is those you described that have chosen bombs and guns in the streets.

 

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As night fell, renewed clashes erupted when the army attempted to move in on the Phan Fa camp and were confronted by well-armed and organized groups of armed militants affiliated with the UDD. Known as the “Black Shirts,” they fired M16 and AK-47 assault rifles at soldiers, and used M79 grenade launchers and M67 hand grenades at the Khok Wua junction and at the Democracy Monument, devastating army troops in the process. The army unit’s commanding officer, Col. Romklao Thuwatham, was among the first to be killed, apparently in a targeted M79 grenade attack. Many senior officers were wounded. Panicked and leaderless, the troops withdrew into backstreets, often firing directly at UDD protesters massed before them. The result was Bangkok’s deadliest violence in decades, which left 26 people dead, including five soldiers, and more than 860 wounded.

 

A foreign photojournalist was behind army lines in Din So Road when the soldiers were attacked by Black Shirts with grenades and gunfire. He told Human Rights Watch:

[T]hey [the soldiers] got hit by a grenade. They fell back and had injured with them, so to give cover to their wounded they returned fire. The Black Shirts were ahead of them, attacking….I could see their fire incoming at us….The Black Shirts didn’t come to try and take territory—they shoot and then they leave; they hit [the soldiers] and retreat.

It sure the red cowardly black militia used human shield for make they deadly action 

 

Source Descent into Chaos HRW May 3, 2011

[Smarter Than You]

30 minutes ago, than said:

It sure the red cowardly black militia used human shield for make they deadly action 

 

Source Descent into Chaos HRW May 3, 2011

You obviously didn't read all of the report you cite otherwise you would be aware of its conclusion

 

"Forensic evidence and witness accounts detailed in a May 2011 Human Rights Watch report, "Descent into Chaos: Thailand's 2010 Red Shirt Protests and the Government Crackdown," showed that high numbers of casualties among protesters, volunteer medics, reporters, photographers, and bystanders occurred in the areas designated as "live fire zones" by the government-appointed Center for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES). Most deaths and injuries resulted from excessive and unnecessary lethal force by the Thai army and other security forces, Human Rights Watch said."
 

Hold elections + respect the results = nobody dead.

Only one side doesn't respect elections.

As a result of that, unfortunately extremists from both sides have resorted to violence ... and now this lady is off to jail.

Edited July 5, 2017 by Smarter Than You

[halloween]

Warisareeya Boonsom was a member of UDD, the Shinawatras propaganda and terrorism wing. Typically, she has received 4 years for masterminding (if that term could be used for something so simple-minded) the plot, while the poor mug delivering the bomb, and blinded in the premature explosion, got 27.

 

It doesn't take a mastermind to work out why BJT were targeted in 2010.

[than]

6 hours ago, Smarter Than You said:

You obviously didn't read all of the report you cite otherwise you would be aware of its conclusion

 

"Forensic evidence and witness accounts detailed in a May 2011 Human Rights Watch report, "Descent into Chaos: Thailand's 2010 Red Shirt Protests and the Government Crackdown," showed that high numbers of casualties among protesters, volunteer medics, reporters, photographers, and bystanders occurred in the areas designated as "live fire zones" by the government-appointed Center for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES). Most deaths and injuries resulted from excessive and unnecessary lethal force by the Thai army and other security forces, Human Rights Watch said."
 

Hold elections + respect the results = nobody dead.

Only one side doesn't respect elections.

As a result of that, unfortunately extremists from both sides have resorted to violence ... and now this lady is off to jail.

All political sides not respect election in Thailand, UDD and PTP in first place.

In 2007 PPP are no respect election rules : NO FRAUD during election. But their High members decided defied this ban and massively buy votes. They been catch and  found guilty for election fraud. 
Verdict, they lose they MP seats and the majority in parliament. In Thai system people not elect premier, just vote for MP how elect PM.

 

 

No election fraud = No loose majority in Parlement = nobody dead.

 

Now why there are live fire zone in BKK during reds uprising. Because some reds leaders are launch there private army in the street of Bangkok for assault innocent people too (clash between multi-colored and red)....... if you read carefully HRW report, you will see blame go to the two sides : Authorities and reds shirts. HRW blame different government DEM and PTP not to have pursued the various protagonists.

 

This lady just had the bad idea to get caught after her crime.