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Red co-leader gets 1 year in jail

Published: 27 Dec 2012 at 11.55
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The Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced a leading member of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), Somchai Paiboon to, one year in jail without suspension.

Somchai Paiboon (file photo)

Somchai, 41, a former Pheu Thai Party member of the Bang Bon district council in Bangkok, was charged with inciting unrest, illegal assembly and violation of the emergency decree in the UDD protests between March 12 and April 20, 2010.

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gleentea
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Discussion 5 : 27 Dec 2012 at 21.075
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johnb,

There is another article in today's paper about PAD. You must have missed it.
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Discussion 4 : 27 Dec 2012 at 20.594
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@TCR...Amazing as you say but:"Somchai said he would apply for bail, pending an appeal to a higher court." Next scenario for this guy is : Bail will be granted and paid with tax payers money,Higher court will never have to judge his case (referendum,charter changes,whitewashing).He will never serve his full sentence in jail .
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Discussion 3 : 27 Dec 2012 at 17.073
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#2: How about the airport seizures?
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Discussion 2 : 27 Dec 2012 at 13.222
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What about the redshirts in Bangkok 2009 and the Asean Summit?
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Discussion 1 : 27 Dec 2012 at 13.221
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Finally, somebody went to jail for the riots and all the damage done to Bangkok. And no suspended sentence. Amazing.
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