Flashermac Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Suthep Thaugsuban, former deputy prime minister, appeared at the Criminal Court Monday morning to defend his role in cracking down on rioters in 2010, which resulted in many red shirt rioters dead and injured. He testified in the court for a case he filed against Department of Special Investigation (DSI) former director-general Tarit Pengdit and three other DSI senior officials of malfeasance and power abuse for indicting murder and attempted murder charges against former premier Abhisit Vejjajiva and him in connection with a legitimate crackdown on rioters in April and May 2010. Suthep admitted ordering troops to shoot at rioters with shotguns, but at below the knee level; when men in black emerged from among the rioters and started to fire at soldiers with assault rifles, prompting the need for self-defence. He said he alone ordered the shooting and Abhisit did not give any shooting order. Abhisit has earlier testified in the court on the case. http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/suthep-defends-riot-control-role-2010/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 "appeared at the Criminal Court Monday" With the coup in place, and thereto all the constitution etc not in place, the Criminal Court can still legally function? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitagawn Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Coss- Apparently so.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 The courts are functioning. So are organisations such as the National Anti-Corruption Commission and the Election Comission ... though I suspect the EC doesn't have much to do right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robaus Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 >>Suthep admitted ordering troops to shoot at rioters with shotguns, but at below the knee level ....Quite a momentous decision ordering troops to fire live rounds on your fellow citizens. Presumably such a strict order (below knee level) would be in writing...or is he just making it up to cover his arse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Now...maybe people can remember what a azzhole he was!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiceMan Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Why were shot guns used? Sounds very messy. Doesn't the Thai army have rubber bullets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 In the near past, they have used rubber bullets...another show of the azzhole!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Many soldiers were carrying shotguns using rubber bullets. I never read any reports of people wounded with buckshot or bird shot. I expect that is what Suthep is saying. (Remember that a Thai reporter wrote that.) I'd be surprised if he admitted he allowed using live rounds against the protesters. But in Thailand, one never knows. I wonder why no charges have been brought against ex-PM Somchai Wongsawat, Takky's bro-in-law, for authorising the police to use force against the PAD demonstrations in 2008. Two people (one a woman) were killed by exploding police gas grenades, more were seriously injured (losing feet or even legs), and as many as a thousand may have suffered minor injuries in the clashes with police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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