Dates set for witness testimony in 2010 crackdown case

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Court has set the dates for witness testimony from both the plaintiff and defendant sides in the case concerning the violent crackdown on red-shirt demonstrators in 2010 under orders from the then Abhisit-led government.

Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva and Suthep Thaugsuban have accused the former chief of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), Tharit Pengdit, and three officers of malfeasance of duty in accusing them in the DSI’s indictment report of murder following their roles in the crackdown. 

 

Abhisit was prime minister at the time of the incident, while Suthep was a director of the Centre for Resolution of the Emergency Situation.

 

The two plaintiffs in the case have defended the actions they took at the time, also arguing that the DSI did not in any case have the authority to indict them, as such a step was a matter for the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). 

 

They also claimed that what the DSI had reported was a distortion of what had actually taken place.

 

The lower courts had dropped the charge, but the Supreme Court took up the case, saying that the DSI had realised in the first place that it had no authority to indict Abhisit and Suthep, based on past actions in which it had dealt with the NACC itself. 

 

These included the agency’s forwarding of the case to the NACC in May, 2010, which suggested that the DSI had realised that it was the NACC’s authority to investigate and indict the two, and not the agency’s, the Supreme Court said.

 

The court today read the charges before Tharit and the other three defendants, after which the four denied all charges against them.

 

Tharit’s 13 witnesses are scheduled to give testimony in eight rounds, which are set to take place in March and April next year.

Abhisit’s eight witnesses will be allowed to give testimony in five rounds in March.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30324474

 

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When I first read the title I thought it was about Abhisit and Suthep being accused of the 2010 killings.

 But then I found out it is about the DIS and others indicting them.

 

Again, no more comment needed! 

The magpie at it again such a looser and scumbag

1 hour ago, candide said:

When I first read the title I thought it was about Abhisit and Suthep being accused of the 2010 killings.

 But then I found out it is about the DIS and others indicting them.

 

Again, no more comment needed! 

 

I too thought that there might, finally, be some justice. And quickly realized as well that it was not going to happen.

 

Then I saw;

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The lower courts had dropped the charge, but the Supreme Court took up the case

 

Gee, I wonder what will happen later this week?

 

La plus ca change...

When are the UDD/PTP MPs having their charges heard? The sooner this pack of scum are behind bars the better.

Edited August 22, 20178 yr by halloween

4 hours ago, candide said:

When I first read the title I thought it was about Abhisit and Suthep being accused of the 2010 killings.

 But then I found out it is about the DIS and others indicting them.

 

Again, no more comment needed! 

 

You do understand that Tharit and the DSI had no authority to bring this indictment? You do understand that at the time Tharit, who had refused to indict Yingluck for perjury by making up his own unique perjury definition, was acting as a PTP "enforcer"? You do realize the real reason behind these indictments?

 

How is the land encroachment charge against Tharit proceeding too?

3 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

 

I too thought that there might, finally, be some justice. And quickly realized as well that it was not going to happen.

 

Then I saw;

 

 

Gee, I wonder what will happen later this week?

 

La plus ca change...

 

Tharit - sold himself out to whichever party was in power. Got too big for his boots when acting as an enforcer with Chalerm. And now possibly going to pay the price.

12 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

You do understand that Tharit and the DSI had no authority to bring this indictment? You do understand that at the time Tharit, who had refused to indict Yingluck for perjury by making up his own unique perjury definition, was acting as a PTP "enforcer"? You do realize the real reason behind these indictments?

 

How is the land encroachment charge against Tharit proceeding too?

The red side always says that they never go after their enemies when in power... I guess this case was an exception then.

 

Lets see how this case goes. 

tharit was paid off by the ptp to do what they wanted, he was involved in the crack down but them changed everything to get a big pay day, the fact he was caught out for stealing govt land recently doesnt help, shows just how much the ptp let him get away with for helping them, the man is a total scumbag

17 minutes ago, robblok said:

The red side always says that they never go after their enemies when in power... I guess this case was an exception then.

 

Lets see how this case goes. 

 

Indeed. But these charges were to try and "persuade" Abhisit and Suthep to accept and support the whitewash Amnesty Bill. Just a crude attempt at intimidation. Which failed.

12 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Indeed. But these charges were to try and "persuade" Abhisit and Suthep to accept and support the whitewash Amnesty Bill. Just a crude attempt at intimidation. Which failed.

Yes I remember, it was indeed a blackmail case.. you support the amnesty... your free of this.. good thing they did not fall for it. 

Just now, robblok said:

Yes I remember, it was indeed a blackmail case.. you support the amnesty... your free of this.. good thing they did not fall for it. 

 

Just now, robblok said:

Yes I remember, it was indeed a blackmail case.. you support the amnesty... your free of this.. good thing they did not fall for it. 

 

Yep. Least they have some backbone!