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Sirichoke denies accusation he defamed Pheu Thai in city poll

Published: 14 Mar 2013 at 00.00
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Democrat Party MP for Songkhla Sirichoke Sopha staunchly denies he defamed the Pheu Thai Party during the Bangkok governor election.

Sirichoke: ‘Postings didn’t violate law’

He insisted he did not violate the law by posting pictures of burning buildings in Bangkok during the 2010 political violence.

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unkn0wn
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Discussion 8 : 16 Mar 2013 at 15.508
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No one can deny that the burning of Bangkok did happen and he did not direct his post to any political party or person. How is he playing dirty? The UDD is a seperate organisation to PT anyway as mentioned by the red shirt leaders. So why are they complaining now?
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Discussion 7 : 16 Mar 2013 at 09.297
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His facebook is 'Sirichoke Sopha', and has 157k likes. There is a picture of a burning building with anti-red shirt commentary visible on his page - posted 14 hours ago. It does not mention Puea Thai.
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Discussion 6 : 14 Mar 2013 at 17.306
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whatajoke #5 - Please explain what you meant - "...what was their role in setting up Abhisit to shoot lots of 'innocent' protestors and force an election." Sukumband did not win honorably as mentioned in my postings here - that was my opinion. What carried up by the DEM were honorable or not during the BMA election campaigning is up to you to decide. Please show evidence that "this is democracy with dirty politics particularly championed by the ruling party." You always has the liberty to go "... red village meetings and recording all the slander of Abhisi..." Show them to the EC and disband the party.
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Discussion 5 : 14 Mar 2013 at 11.325
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If found guilty, MR Sukhumbhand, Mr Abhisit and the other MPs would be banned from politics for five years, with a possible additional penalty of up to three years in jail and a fine of at least three times the amount of the donated money.
Mr Tarit said the case does not involve a serious crime, although the practice is still technically illegal and the case must be taken to court.

Still lucky the case is not a serious one.What about technically giving back a passport to a fugitive...How does that compare Mr Tarit ??
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Discussion 4 : 14 Mar 2013 at 07.504
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Dems can't even confidently win a local election in bkk except by applying a dirty trick of arousing hatred among the voters so as to attack the PT candidate.
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Discussion 3 : 14 Mar 2013 at 07.413
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During the BMA election campaigning, the PTP and Pol Gen Pongsapat did not mention the irregularities charges involving MR Sukhumbhand and some DEM's individuals, the political crisis in 2010, or the national flood crisis. MR Sukhumbhand and the DEM who was his vehicle focused on playing dirty.
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Discussion 2 : 14 Mar 2013 at 07.232
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MR Sukhumbhand did not win honorably. They played dirty. Though the burning and riots took place, the matters are still under investigation as to who did those things. The DEM was his vehicle during campaigning and he did not stop them on using these issues. The DEM also using fear and hate that if Pol Gen Pongsapat wins the election, the whole country would be controlled by one family. This is full of suppositions and without basis. Instead of debating on policies they focused on playing dirty. Kids also know what those pictures and speeches are aiming at during their campaigning.
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Discussion 1 : 14 Mar 2013 at 03.161
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The Dems as usual speaking utter nonsense.Give it a rest,your out of order.Admit it.
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