PAD's cases to court Dec 20

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Published: 20 Nov 2012 at 13.02
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Prosecutors on Tuesday postponed to Dec 20 the indictment of Sondhi Limthongkul and other leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy in three cases.

The postponement was granted after Suwat Apaipak, a PAD lawyer, submitted a request to the prosecutors, saying Mr Sondhi needed treatment for bullet wounds he received when an attempt was made on his life on April 17, 2009. The request said Mr Sondhi was receiving treatment at Bangkok Hospital.

Prayuth P Sattayarak, a special prosecutor, said lawsuits to be filed with the Criminal Court against PAD leaders had been drafted and the suspects were originally due to report to the Office of the Attorney General for indictment today.

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ringmaster
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Discussion 4 : 20 Nov 2012 at 23.194
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And even if they are convicted and receive a prison sentence, they can appeal the sentence, get released on bail and never see the inside of a jail. That's how it works.
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D2 : What is so unbelievable about that? The cases against UDD leaders and PTP MP's who joined the red insurgency in BKK & Pattaya 2009-2010 will take ages as well. TIT.
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Yellow PADs are entitled to enjoy a privilege of 4 year postponement in indictment. Anyway, a delayed indictment is better than none at all.
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It is unbelievable that it can take 4 years just to get a trial started for the elite, but it only took a few months to convict and imprison many of the red shirts for basically the same charges.
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