Updated: PAD, police and courts
Ever so slowly, the cases against People’s Alliance for Democracy, including the one we posted on recently, are inching forward. Like pulling teeth, some 79 PAD leaders are due to finally appear that the Crime Suppression Division to answer charges related to the siege of the two Bangkok airports in 2008. The same report in the Bangkok Post implies that the civil case against PAD’s airports’ occupation, brought by the Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited is moving ahead. No predictions on outcomes.
One of the interesting aspects of the Post report is that the police are expecting PAD supporters to show up at the CSD. Presumably that emergency decree for red shirts cannot be applied to the yellow clad one….
Update: The Nation reports on the event as PAD leaders including Sondhi Limthongkul and Chamlong Srimuang attended the CSD. Sondhi seemed convinced that this was the beginning of a very long process: “I come today to give my statement to police as I have been charged for terrorism and myriad offences – this is going to be a long story…”. He said the though the police were trying to frame him. Sondhi alos claimed that some PAD leaders would refuse to report to the police. According to the Bangkok Post, only 59 of the 79 reported to police, although 5 had reported before the due date. All those who reported denied all charges.
In another Bangkok Post story (which includes a photo gallery), Sondhi said “he will file both criminal and civil lawsuits against Pol Lt-Gen Somyos Phumphanmuang, an assistant police chief who is in charge of the case against PAD co-leaders and supporters involving the blockade of Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports in late 2008.”
Only about 100 PAD supporters “in multi-coloured shirts” turned up to support their leaders.
Other PAD leaders who showed up included: Somkiat Pongpaibul, Pibhop Dhongchai, Somsak Kosaisuk, Suriyasai Katasila, Maleerat Kaewka, Saranyu Wongkrachang and Anchalee Paireerak.
What has happened to Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya?
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