Compensation is too slow, say red-shirts acquitted of charges over the 2010 riots in Bangkok

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Red prisoners: Compensation too slow

Published: 15 Jan 2013 at 15.36
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BANGKOK - Payment of compensation to red-shirts charged, detained and later acquitted of charges laid during the 2010 riots is slow in coming, and there is mounting dissatisfaction with the process.

A protest is planned later this month to demand the government give amnesty to all political prisoners.

Arthit Baosuwan, one of the nine defendants in Central World theft case, told Bangkok Post on Tuesday that only a few dozen detainees were categorised as eligible for the next round of remedial payouts agreed to by the Pheu Thai government a month ago.

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englishbob
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Discussion 16 : 15 Jan 2013 at 23.3116
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I notice Thaksin's freedom to travel increased significantly after the election.

Although I believe he is still persona non grata in UK.
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Discussion 15 : 15 Jan 2013 at 22.4415
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Discussions 1, 2, 3, 5 - The payments referred to in this article concern only those arrested and detained for extended periods of time, and then found innocent in a trial of law. Thai law requires compensation payments for those falsely arrested. Those found guilty in court are excluded from these payments.
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Discussion 14 : 15 Jan 2013 at 22.4314
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" I have no sympathy for you. The government was very clear to get out of town before the demonstration was to be broken up."
I do agree with that statement...they would have gone home and their lives would not have been affected at all . They decided to stay then live with the consequences of your decisions.Maybe the UDD should have his own Fund to compensate their protesters since they listened to their Leaders and stop asking to use tax payers money: Are they willing to ask their own people for money to compensate the "caught"ones of their group...???
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Discussion 13 : 15 Jan 2013 at 22.2513
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Is there another country in the world where people can illegally occupy an intersection for 2 months for a fugitive then burn and loot and finally be rewarded for it by the government ?
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Discussion 12 : 15 Jan 2013 at 22.1712
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#1, ask to Interpol or others countries, they all constated than TS was the victim of a putsch and statued that his cases were "politically motivated”.

Well, I doubt that very much - unless gibberish is the new language of international diplomacy.
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Discussion 11 : 15 Jan 2013 at 22.0111
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@peterd and other Thaksin supporters. So what if the cases were politically motivated ? The man committed a crime and was found guilty and more than likely will be found guilty of other crimes (1 already)when they finally get to court.

It will be a travesty if he escapes terrorism charges. Who whipped up and funded the mob ? Without his interference there would have been an election within a year so why the need for an armed insurrection ?
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Discussion 10 : 15 Jan 2013 at 21.5510
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#7, TS can go as he want in all the countries, right. For Interpol, it never received a demand for extradition (the former Gvt just made noise for it fans) but it said if it received such a demand, it considers the case as politically motivated. When will you understand that a putsch is the biggest crime against a country, even if 40/50 people in the BP think differently, but not the big majority of the Thai people.
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Discussion 9 : 15 Jan 2013 at 21.499
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D4 peterd - only the UDD and Thaksin claim political persecution. The rest of the world just nods their head with diplomatic silence, while quietly laughing at the silliness of it all.
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Discussion 8 : 15 Jan 2013 at 21.408
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D4 I agree with some of your points, but maybe re check the article before pitching waves of rhetorical questions.
Some whose charges were dismissed (for whatever reason) do deserve to be compensated for sure. That is only fair and just as nobody deserves to be in jail for a crime they didn't commit, or where unequivocal evidence isn't available.
I definitely agree that compensation for all business owners / vendors should have been paid long ago. Getting compensation anytime is akin to getting blood from a stone
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Discussion 7 : 15 Jan 2013 at 20.367
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Disc4 Peter "ask to Interpol or others countries, they all constated than TS was the victim of a putsch and statued that his cases were "politically motivated"."

No they didn't. Provide a link. I guarantee they never said anything of the sort. They kept quiet because it was an internal matter.
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