Abhisit, Suthep face murder charges

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Abhisit, Suthep face murder charges

Published: 6 Dec 2012 at 16.36
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Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his former deputy Suthep Thaugsuban will be charged with premeditated murder over the death of a taxi driver during the 2010 Bangkok violence.

Tarit Pengdit (Photo by Thiti Wannamontha)

Phan Khamkong was shot dead during the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protests and violence in April and May of 2010.

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joninnak
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Discussion 22 : 06 Dec 2012 at 18.5122
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Genii Disc 17. Yes , Justapawn was given the chance for an election but someone told him not to accept it. So he is to blame.
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Discussion 21 : 06 Dec 2012 at 18.3121
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#1, you took this sentence from the no regretted Muammar Gaddafi. It's a constance for the dictators and their fans to use rethoric and cynism to justify the crimes against the People. The Red-shirts are Thai citizens, maybe more than AV, not terrorists.
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Discussion 20 : 06 Dec 2012 at 18.2120
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It is about time that some accountability was seen for the deaths of all those people in 2010. I personally would like to see the law changed that says that the Army personnel can't be charged. That law flies in the face of the rest of the world. After the second world war, the courts sorting out the situation decided that "I was only following orders" was no excuse for some of the terrible things that happened in that conflict. In Thailand, it seems that if you are in the Army, if you are told to shoot someone, you do it and say, "he told me to, charge him.." Not right is it?

If you want fairness and justice maybe you should get the ICC i
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The Dark Side
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Discussion 19 : 06 Dec 2012 at 18.1719
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As I just posted to another story here in BP...
The PT government is full of rank amateurs as politicians but as comic entertainers they are great.
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genii
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Discussion 18 : 06 Dec 2012 at 18.1618
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The buck stops somewhere.
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genii
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Discussion 17 : 06 Dec 2012 at 18.0317
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It is sad to think a simple election would have avoided all this in the first place.
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Discussion 16 : 06 Dec 2012 at 17.5216
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If a Prime Minister can he held liable for the actions of the security forces, then it's only right that a similar charge be laid against Thaksin for the deaths that occurred during his regime's drugs crackdown. No double standards please, Pheu Thai.
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Discussion 15 : 06 Dec 2012 at 17.4715
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Of course it is ridiculous, but no more ridiculous than the charges - even the conviction - against Thaksin. No one in Thailand, least of all those in power at any time, show any genuine respect for law; they simply use it for what they think is their own advantage.
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Discussion 14 : 06 Dec 2012 at 17.4514
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All the firm support from the intelligent half of the nation Khun Suthep and Abhissit...Don't give in to the gutter tactics of the great fugitive and his spineless cronies to get his ill gotten billions back! Never ever!
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Discussion 13 : 06 Dec 2012 at 17.4313
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yes let get to cause and to the person who was responsible for the whole event and is accountable for the violent rally,holding bangkok to ransom and the police allowing the setting up barricades in a public place,they/who also must face murder charges from the past in deep south and in north of thailand where 94 and some 3500 lost their lives by their action,lets see if there is a willingness ro persue this perpetraitor
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