Former yellow-shirt leaders decide on next action after acquittals in 2008 crackdown case

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Former yellow-shirt leaders decide on next action after acquittals in 2008 crackdown case

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Former yellow-shirt leaders will meet on Friday to discuss moves after the Supreme Court's acquittal of four defendants in a case stemming from the fatal 2008 crackdown.

 

Panthep Puapongpan, former spokesman of now defunct People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), used Facebook on Wednesday to invite all former leaders of the movement and people concerned to meet on Friday at 9am at Ban Phra Arthit.

 

They will announce their position after the meeting.

 

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders on Wednesday ruled that four defendants, former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat, his then-deputy Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, then-police chief Pol General Patcharawat Wongsuwan, and then-Metropolitan Police chief Pol Lt-General Suchart Muenkaew, were not guilty in regard to the deadly police crackdown on yellow-shirt protesters in October 2008.

 

The PAD yesterday called on the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to appeal the court verdict but the NACC, which brought the case to the Supreme Court, said commissioners would need to carefully study the verdict before deciding on an appeal.

 

Last week, the Court of Appeal sentenced six former PAD leaders to eight months in prison, reducing the two-year jail terms imposed by the primary court, for their seizure of Government House in an attempt to oust then-prime minister Samak Sundaravej in 2008.

 

The six former leaders are retired general Chamlong Srimuang, Somsak Kosaisuk, Pipob Thongchai, Suriyasai Katasila, Somkiat Pongpaiboon and media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul, who is serving a jail term in a separate case involving stock market violations.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30322649

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-08-03

[pookiki]

Will this be deemed to be a 'political' gathering by the junta?

[AGareth2]

less than 5 people I hope

[Eric Loh]

Thought all those former PAD leaders are on bail and bail condition dictate no political gathering or they have different conditions from those UDD leaders. 

[Golgota]

Please do so there will be no reason for Abhisit government and Army generals to be indicted as well...this will be fun

[phantomfiddler]

Best idea would be just to "shine it on", but keep after the man who caused it all, and the sister who followed his instructions to the great detriment of the country.. 

[nasanews]

All I know yellow shirts are opposed to red shirts who represent opposition so, yellow shirts are scum bags hypocrites.

[barrywhite]

Children, the entire nation!

[rwdrwdrwd]

Oh bore off yellow shirts.

Edited August 3, 2017 by rwdrwdrwd