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The Criminal Court dropped a request by Pheu Thai MPs to bail two core red shirt leaders charged with lese majeste.
Red shirt members perform a Chinese kong tek-style rite as they burn gold and silver coloured paper at the Ratchaprasong intersection yesterday. The rite was held to recall the military’s dispersal of the red shirt protest at the intersection on May 19 last year. PATIPAT JANTHONG
A group of Pheu Thai MPs yesterday sought to use their parliamentary position as a bail guarantee for the release of Surachai Danwattananusorn and Somyos Prueksakasemsuk and about 20 red shirt detainees in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan.
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Red-shirt supporters have expressed dismay over ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's call for them to set aside their anger and frustration over social and legal injustices for the sake of national reconciliation.
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Discussion 24 : 21/08/2011 at 01:15 AM24
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in disc 20 im sorry for the rant. you guys are a good journilists . again my apoligies
Discussion 23 : 21/08/2011 at 12:45 AM23
anarcy in thailand . does any officials respet the law?try this in another country
Discussion 22 : 21/08/2011 at 12:42 AM22
A group of Pheu Thai MPs yesterday sought to use their parliamentary position as a bail guarantee for the release of Surachai Danwattananusorn and Somyos Prueksakasemsuk and about 20 red shirt detainees in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan. what does thatr mean if they skip bail will the mps take their place and go to jail?
Discussion 21 : 21/08/2011 at 12:40 AM21
disc 9 has a point. whAT IS GOING ON WITH THAI LEGAL SYSTEM. a little ding dong. what does the court do all day long. that it is backed up for 84 days?
Discussion 20 : 21/08/2011 at 12:35 AM20
isnt there any news in thailand exept the red shirts. bangkok post . please check other papers for actual important news events. you seen nothing ut a red pulbiation. again please where did your journilist get their dergee? cracker jack?
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Discussion 19 : 21/08/2011 at 12:24 AM19
'Mr Somyos, a labour activist and the editor of the red shirt Voice of Thaksin magazine.' Not surprised, they should have locked him up a long time ago. It is a disgusting rag calling for the elite to be dismembered etc.
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Discussion 18 : 20/08/2011 at 07:25 PM18
Criminals hiding behind MP immunity .Mps using their position to get others out of jail .Temples refusing to allow trouble makers in for public displays of ugliness .Ex Pms hiding from their punishments .Asking other countries to re neg on decisions they have made about Thaksin not being allowed in their country . These are ugly times we live in .
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Discussion 17 : 20/08/2011 at 06:32 PM17
I read that people in UK have been given stiff sentences for inciting last week's riots. One guy was imprisoned for 4 years for telling people on Facebook to attack a local supermarket. I wonder how long UDD leaders would receive for their actions last year.
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Discussion 16 : 20/08/2011 at 05:00 PM16
Explosive divice...is that fertilizer and diesel fuel...That would convict almost every Thai farmer.
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Discussion 15 : 20/08/2011 at 03:30 PM15
These cases seem to be very difficult and requiring a lot of time-consuming investigation: The red shirts were arrested about 14 months ago, yet none of them have been tried. Very strange.
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