ThaiHome Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Briton released after serving jail term of one and half months BANGKOK: -- Briton Jeff Savage, 48, Thursday pleaded guilty to the charge of violating the state of emergency. He pleaded guilty to the Criminal Court, which initially sentenced him to three months in jail. The court commuted the penalty by half after he pleaded guilty. Since he has been being detained in the Bangkok Remand Prison for one and a half months, the court ordered his release. -- The Nation 2010-07-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Bangkok Post account: A British man arrested and charged with violating the emergency decree while taking part in the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protests was set free on Thursday after his jail term was halved because he confessed. The Pathumwan District Court initially sentenced Jeff Savage, 49, to three months in jail without suspension of sentence. The court commuted the jail term to one month and 15 days because Savage, who is from Kent, confessed to having violated the emergency decree by taking part in the UDD protests from March 14 to May 19. "The court found him guilty and sentenced him to three months in jail, but due to his confession the sentence was reduced by half," his lawyer Prachaya Vichitpokin said. Since the idiot had already spent time in jail since his arrested, the court ordered he be freed from Bangkok Remand Prison. Mr Savage will be taken to the immigration authorities and is expected to be deported because he has overstayed his visa, he said. [color:red]Mr Savage, who was at one time employed by Queen Elizabeth's royal household in Britain[/color], was arrested in May and charged with breaching emergency law, an offence which carries a penalty of up to two years' imprisonment. He was charged with inciting protesters to set fire to Thailand's largest shopping mall, Central World, which was totally destroyed. He was seen on a video clip saying of Central World: "We're going to loot everything, gold, watches, everything, and then we're gonna burn it to the ground." Another foreign defendant on the same charge, Australian Conor Purcell, 30, entered a plea of not guilty. The court set 5 Sept for the examination of prosecution witnesses. The Australian boob, from Perth, allegedly made incendiary speeches inciting violence from the protesters' main stage. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporty Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Briton released after serving jail term of one and half months He should consider himself very lucky. I was thinking, he would get years (5 to 20). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 I wonder what it all cost him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporty Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 I wonder what it all cost him? Do not know, but I am sure, something went on behind closed doors. Maybe just the British Embassy,asking for pity, on the grounds of stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Wonder if the guy will ever be allowed back in Thailand? Or if he'd be dumb enough to come back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitagawn Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 I am a amazed he got off very lightly but then TITas money talks and someone walks. He needed more time to think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Radley Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Came across this short clip of Savage leaving court after being released today. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/Jeff-Savage-Plaeds-Guilty-Over-Thailand-Anti-Government-Riots/Video/201007215661284?lpos=World+News_4&lid=VIDEO_017689_Thai+Riots+Brit+Pleads+Guilty&videoCategory=World+News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 I am a amazed he got off very lightly but then TITas money talks and someone walks.He needed more time to think about it. Yes, he was totally responsible. No Thai would have ever thought of arson attacks. He was the true puppet master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Came across this short clip of Savage leaving court after being released today.http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/Jeff-Savage-Plaeds-Guilty-Over-Thailand-Anti-Government-Riots/Video/201007215661284?lpos=World+News_4&lid=VIDEO_017689_Thai+Riots+Brit+Pleads+Guilty&videoCategory=World+News Don't think that is a clip of yesterday. It looks more like when they brought him to court for indicment last month. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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