"Puea Thai MP for Bangkok Karun Hosakul on Tuesday reported to the Department of Special Investigation to acknowledge terrorism charges. Mr Karun is one of the 20 more people for whom the DSI is seeking court approval for arrest warrants.
The public prosecutor for special cases today agreed to the DSI's request to seek court warrants to arrest them and the Criminal Court set June 2 to consider it. The approval of the warrants would bring the number of people to 39 who are facing terrorism charges.
Mr Karun was interrogated by DSI officials for more than two hours during which he denied the charges.He said he wanted 30 days to gather evidence to fight the case, adding that it depends on the House of Representatives to decide whether he should waive his parliamentary immunity."
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/17...-reports-to-dsi
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Abspeak: reconciliation = 20 more charged with terrorism
Started by B.I.G., Jun 01 2010 08:14 PM
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Posted 02 June 2010 - 10:45 AM
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The approval of the warrants would bring the number of people to 39 who are facing terrorism charges.
I hate to see it or say it, but it looks like the Abhisit government is out to decapitate the red shirt leadership, the same why that the court appointed by the junta decapitated 111 top leaders of TRT. Meanwhile, nothing is done against the PAD leaders who led the occupations of government house and the airport. Abhisit talks like a democrat but his government behaves like a right wing dictatorship.
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Posted 02 June 2010 - 07:24 PM
"The Criminal Court on Wednesday rejected the Department of Special Investigation's request for it to approve arrest warrants for 20 more people on terrorism charges in connection with the May 19 rioting and arson attacks.
It said warrants have already been issued for seven of the 20 people on the list on charge of breaking the emergency law, so the DSI can go ahead to additionally charge them with terrorism when they are arrested.The seven are Korkaew Pikulthong, Nisit Sinthuprai, Siriwan Nimitsilpa, Pichet or Phumkitti Sukjindathong, Jaran or Yak Loypoon, Amnat Inthachote, and Sompong Buachom.
As for Puea Thai MP Karun Hosakul, who is also on the list, the court said he had already reported to the DSI to acknowledge the terrorism charges. So, a warrant for his arrest is not necessary.
As for the 12 others on the list, the court ruled that the DSI did not provide sufficient evidence and rejected the request for warrants to arrest them on terrorism charges."
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/17...equest-rejected
It said warrants have already been issued for seven of the 20 people on the list on charge of breaking the emergency law, so the DSI can go ahead to additionally charge them with terrorism when they are arrested.The seven are Korkaew Pikulthong, Nisit Sinthuprai, Siriwan Nimitsilpa, Pichet or Phumkitti Sukjindathong, Jaran or Yak Loypoon, Amnat Inthachote, and Sompong Buachom.
As for Puea Thai MP Karun Hosakul, who is also on the list, the court said he had already reported to the DSI to acknowledge the terrorism charges. So, a warrant for his arrest is not necessary.
As for the 12 others on the list, the court ruled that the DSI did not provide sufficient evidence and rejected the request for warrants to arrest them on terrorism charges."
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/17...equest-rejected
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Posted 03 June 2010 - 07:10 AM
The double legal standards regarding prosecution of Red Shirts but no action against PAD has gotten so bad that even the usually obedient Bangkok Post is now raising questions, as in today's edition:
"Regarding the rule of law, for example, provincial governors and police chiefs have been transferred to inactive posts for their incompetence in handling the crisis. Sounds good, but who then will take responsibility for the incompetence shown in Bangkok?
Another example. The yellow shirt PAD's case has been with the Attorney General's office for two years now. What's holding it up? Who's holding it up? I don't know. But this I do know: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has the power, the duty and the responsibility to speed it up.
No need for a song and dance about the evil of Thaksin and the reds. That's just going to make them look heroic. No need for a song and dance about the wonderful democracy we have in Thailand. We barely have a democracy, and much work needs to be done before we can boast about it."
http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion...blind-deaf-dumb
"Regarding the rule of law, for example, provincial governors and police chiefs have been transferred to inactive posts for their incompetence in handling the crisis. Sounds good, but who then will take responsibility for the incompetence shown in Bangkok?
Another example. The yellow shirt PAD's case has been with the Attorney General's office for two years now. What's holding it up? Who's holding it up? I don't know. But this I do know: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has the power, the duty and the responsibility to speed it up.
No need for a song and dance about the evil of Thaksin and the reds. That's just going to make them look heroic. No need for a song and dance about the wonderful democracy we have in Thailand. We barely have a democracy, and much work needs to be done before we can boast about it."
http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion...blind-deaf-dumb
