Coss Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 It's from May, but amusing never the less, Link Yellow-shirt leader Karun Saingarm sat defiantly in his pickup truck yesterday as police hauled him and his vehicle for over 300 kilometres from Buri Ram to the Crime Suppression Division in the capital. Karun was wanted under an arrest warrant in connection with the seizure of Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2008 during a campaign to topple Somchai Wongsawat's government. The court rejected a police request to force open the pickup and bring him out, citing that police have the authority to remove him from the car to proceed with the arrest. A locksmith, acting on a police order, later opened the door and police took him into custody. Crime Suppression Division police joined forces with Buri Ram's Prakhon Chai district police to intercept Karun at 8pm Saturday as he was driving his pickup truck back home. About 100 metres from his house, CSD officers showed Karun the arrest warrant and asked him to step out to be arrested but the yellow-shirt leader locked himself in the truck and called his wife. Karun's wife came out of the house to negotiate with police to allow Karun to go inside, to take a shower and change clothes first, but police would not allow it, saying the warrant required him to be arrested at the scene. About 100 yellow-shirt supporters arrived and formed human barriers around the pickup, preventing police from using a truck to haul Karun's vehicle. Following a 10-hour stand-off, at about 5am yesterday 200 policemen from nearby district police stations turned out to remove the human barriers, leading to a brief scuffle, but no one was injured. Initially, Karun's pick-up was hauled to the Prakhon Chai police station but he refused to step out of the vehicle, so at 8.30am they began the long haul from the district police station to the CSD head office in Bangkok. Karun's vehicle reached the CSD office at 12:30pm. About 30 yellow shirts waited there to provide him with moral support. 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 The court rejected a police request to force open the pickup and bring him out, citing that police have the authority to remove him from the car to proceed with the arrest. A locksmith, acting on a police order, later opened the door and police took him into custody. So the court REJECTED the request but the police went ahead and opened the door anyways ...nothing like double talk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I think that was, the court didn't need to make an special order, the police already had authority. At least that's how I read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 the usual Thai ambiguity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 so is he still in the car? perhaps inside the prison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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