Appeal upholding imprisonment Jepong-Nong Sonthi and the group for 1 year, no parole for bringing the alliance to invade NBT in 2008
On May 10, 65 at the Criminal Court, Ratchadaphisek Road. The court scheduled to read the verdict of the Appeal Court, Black Case No. 1033/2561, filed by the Public Prosecutor’s Criminal Division 4 as a plaintiff against Somkiat Pongpaiboon, a former leader of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), Ms Anchalee Phairi. Rak, Mr. Phuwadol Songprasert, Mr. Yuthionong Limlertwatee Nao Ruam PAD and Mr. Chitipat Limthongkul, brother of Sonthi Limthongkul, former PAD leader, are joint defendants 1-5. in the offense of joint invasion, mingling, creating chaos in the country thieves brothel The case of joint raids on the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand (NBT) during the PAD rally to oust the government of Samak Sundaravej in 2008.
The plaintiff’s indictment stated the circumstances, concluding that on Aug 25-26, 2008, the five defendants and the 85 people convicted by the Supreme Court. together to commit crimes as a brothel They conspired to cause chaos in the city by marching in public roads from the Makkhawan Rangsan Bridge area. and from other places Armed with firearms, knives, axes, golf clubs, logs, slingshots, steel balls, together they invaded the grounds and the office building of the NBT station. smash the window Cut electrical wires, control cabinets, electrical systems, telephone systems, computer systems CCTV system destroy the television broadcast transmission transmission system and jointly compel employees not to perform broadcasting and broadcasting duties and ordered to leave the station building The five defendants are the chiefs and are responsible for giving orders in the commission of an offense. which is an offense of being a thieves brothel A common base causes chaos in the country. joint base invasion and the base of compromising others according to the Penal Code Sections 210, 215, 309, 358, 364 and 365. The five defendants denied and received bail
In this case, the Court of First Instance read a verdict on February 12, 2020 that the actions of the five defendants were a single act against several laws. Sentenced to the most severe punishment Joint base invaded at night Somkiat, the 1st defendant, is sentenced to two years, Miss Anchalee, the 2nd defendant, Phuwadol, the 3rd defendant, Yuthion, the 4th defendant, and Chitipat, the 5th defendant, one year each without parole
By Mr. Somkiat, the 1st defendant, died in November 2021, the court dismissed the case from the case directory.
Today, the defendant came to the court later at 10.00 am.
