PAD rallies, law and double standards
PPT mentioned the People’s Alliance for Democracy-organized rally yesterday in an earlier post. Not only was such a rally in breach of the emergency rule, but the PAD leadership was called in for tea with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and several other Democrat Party leaders.
One might cheer their capacity to challenge the emergency decree. But this would be a voiceless cheer because PAD knows from May that their rallies are protected by the police, military and government. Only the opposition is busted, with even individual red shirts have tried this and been arrested.
Now The Nation reports that PAD leaders have been given even more time to answer summonses on charges related to the airport occupation back in 2008. They now have until 26 August. This is as the same time that the Department of Special Investigation has stated that the terrorism charges against red shirt leaders can go ahead.
PPT is getting bored by the double standards exhibited by the Abhisit regime. It is a daily even hourly parade of double standards that is normalized practice.
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