Red-shirt rioter given 2-year jail term

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Red-shirt rioter given 2-year jail term

Court refuses to suspend sentence for PRD protest

Published: 14 Dec 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

KHON KAEN : The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a red-shirt supporter to jail for two years for his involvement in a protest at a local office of the Public Relations Department (PRD) in May 2010.

Udom Khammool was convicted of illegal assembly and inciting chaos in connection with the unrest at the Channel 11 office on May 19, 2010.

The court gave him one year in jail for the offence, and an extra two years for breaching the emergency situation law in place at that time.

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ricefield
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Discussion 6 : 15 Dec 2012 at 23.386
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And PAD cases gone to trial- NONE. PAD defendents convicted - NONE.
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Discussion 5 : 15 Dec 2012 at 11.395
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The Prime Minister was in dereliction of duty in allowing a deputy to travel with her when he was due in court. What smiling excuse will be given? "I didn't know he was to be in court" or "I didn't know he was to be with me".
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Discussion 4 : 15 Dec 2012 at 03.334
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What useful information did the man give? Why are people who fail to show up for court appearances not arrested? What important business did the deputy commerce minister have in Pattani with the PM at this time? Why did the PM allow the minister to skip out on his court appearance?
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Discussion 3 : 14 Dec 2012 at 12.013
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D2, from the article: Prayong Kaewfainok, the defence lawyer, said "an appeal was unlikely as it would take time, and his client had already spent 14 months behind bars. In less than a year he will complete his jail term," he said.
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Discussion 2 : 14 Dec 2012 at 09.282
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"the court reduced the prison term from three years to two years"

Does that include time already served? He has already been in jail for 2 1/2 years.
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Discussion 1 : 14 Dec 2012 at 08.041
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Someone said there was no arson attacks and terrorism does not exist in Thailand.
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