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Democrat duo's arrest won't be sought

Suthep, Abhisit must not leave country, DSI says

Published: 12 Dec 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

The Department of Special Investigation has decided against seeking the arrest of former premier Abhisit Vejjajiva and his former deputy Suthep Thaugsuban when they report to acknowledge murder charges against them tomorrow.

DSI chief Tarit Pengdith said Tuesday investigators have rejected a petition by red shirts urging the pair be detained once they have acknowledged the charges stemming from the 2010 street riots.

However, he said Mr Abhisit and Mr Suthep must agree to four conditions in exchange for their freedom. The accused must not leave the country without informing the authorities, and if they want to travel overseas, they must seek permission from the investigation team; they must not tamper with evidence; they are prohibited from getting involved in any acts that could harm others; and they must not interfere with the investigation.

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lovethai
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Discussion 11 : 12 Dec 2012 at 14.3711
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Disc #5 Tau
At first I misunderstood you, now I've just realised you were talking about Thaksin when you said you can run but you can't hide ... the past will catch up with you.

Thank you Khun Tau for your insightful + balanced comments.

What especially troubles me is the "guilty" verdict seemingly arrived at by Mr Khanom + Mrs Noochid -and many others.

Is the legal system in Thailand based on the precept that a person is innocent until he/she is proven guilty? In most democracies it's the other way around : innocent until proven guilty [beyond reasonable doubt] in a court of law.
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Discussion 10 : 12 Dec 2012 at 14.3110
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@tu-whit d8.

Can you refer to a single riot anywhere in the world where the police/army were limited to use teargas, shields, batons and watercanons to fight a mob armed with guns and grenades?
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Discussion 9 : 12 Dec 2012 at 13.599
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D8@tu-wit - the basic perception is that the police - who as you point out had 'the tear gas, shields & batons, and water cannons' and together with the training to use them failed to deploy them to prevent escalation to violence and law-breaking as would have happened in most of the countries which posters here originate from. Nobody has ever explained properly why that happened. The succession of police (a force with a miserable reputation) promoted into government positions or paying homage to the leader of the red shirts only fuels the perception that the police failure to act was politically motivated
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Discussion 8 : 12 Dec 2012 at 11.068
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The only thing AV & ST are guilty of is bad judgemrnt in letting the military handle the rioters. It's the police who have the tear gas, shields & batons, and water cannons not the military. All the have are bullets that kill.
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Discussion 7 : 12 Dec 2012 at 10.387
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@tau, d5.

You and several others who don't like Abhisit continue to tell us that he cannot escape justice, he cannot run, he cannot hide and so on.
Has he given you any reason to think that he is trying to do any of those things? So far he has confirmed that he will stand trial, that he will accept the verdict, and he hasn't run from anything. Does that sound like a fugitive to you?
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Discussion 6 : 12 Dec 2012 at 09.406
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824,000 baht for less than 6 months jail, or more than 5,000 baht/day? Even those found innocent would not get that much in Scandinavia. Sounds like yet another thanks for voting for PTP present to the red shirts to me.
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Discussion 5 : 12 Dec 2012 at 08.385
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You can run, but you can not hide,It seem like it is a fasion to leaf Thailand if you are in trouble.You can not run away from the past,it will catch up with you.That is a fact
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Discussion 4 : 12 Dec 2012 at 08.314
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Disc1. ploydonut "Suthep, Abhisit must not leave country, DSI says.... But I saw on his facebook page he is in London already, with the English politician"

Abhisit informed the DSI before leaving for England. For that reason he will see the DSI on the 13th instead of the 12th as initially planed.
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Discussion 3 : 12 Dec 2012 at 08.213
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The article doesn't say how much an individual receives if him/her are held in jail over 180 days. But based on what one receives for being in jail for over 90 days, not exceeding 180 days, jail doesn't sound too bad to me. Not much different than the game of Monopoly.
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Discussion 2 : 12 Dec 2012 at 06.422
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Work 8 hours a day and you get the minimum wage of 300 Baht.
Riot a few days and burn down city halls - you will be put in jail and get at least 411 Baht per day.

What kind of standards exactly does this government follow?
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