Red shirts plan protest for amnesty, compensation

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Red shirts plan protest for amnesty, compensation

Published: 19 Jan 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Red shirts are threatening to rally later this month to demand the government grant amnesty to all political prisoners and to compensate all those acquitted.

Compensation for red shirts charged, detained and later acquitted of charges laid during the 2010 violence has been slow in coming, increasing dissatisfaction among those affected.

Arthit Baosuwan, one of nine acquitted defendants in the CentralWorld mall looting case, told the Bangkok Post that only a few dozen detainees were eligible for the next round of payouts approved by the government a month ago.

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jck
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Discussion 7 : 19 Jan 2013 at 13.547
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Discussion 1: Spot on. "rational logic" makes a great Thai oxymoron.
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Discussion 6 : 19 Jan 2013 at 12.456
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"Some of those acquitted and those who were convicted were traumatised and their lives shattered," she said.
Taxi driver Yutin Singthimas, a former detainee from Roi Et who committed suicide by jumping into the Chao Phraya River early this month, was a clear example, Ms Narumon said"

His Funeral was heavily attended in Roi Et. Red Shirt leadership from the national and regional levels all attended. The major theme of all speeches entailed the "Double standards" thing. Consider the Airport perps. and comparative treatment of alleged murderer Abhisit vs. Jatuporn . Nuff said.
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Discussion 5 : 19 Jan 2013 at 10.555
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Many innocent people were killed (like Kamolkade Akkahad) and many more innocent people were thrown into prisons by the Abhisit government. Why? - In order to silence and intimidate the opposition so that they could have a few more months in power. Amnesty and compensation seems justifiable to me.
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Discussion 4 : 19 Jan 2013 at 10.274
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How is it possible that the three comments below all state that these people are guilty, when the article above clearly states they have been aquitted in a court of law?

guys aquitted means not guilty, and as such deserve compensation. no matter what color of the shirt.
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Discussion 3 : 19 Jan 2013 at 09.213
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Lock them up and throw away the keys. Ordinary Thais don't deserve having these criminals running around free.
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swlh

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Agreed should be still locked up in my book ...
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Discussion 1 : 19 Jan 2013 at 05.251
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Hard to believe. They want to be compensated for months of intimidation and burning Bangkok to return a brutal and corrupt dictator to Thailand. Defies any rational logic.
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