Rule of law must prevail on reds cases: Abhisit

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
Rule of law must prevail on reds cases: Abhisit

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<p> Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday reminded the authorities to uphold the rule of law when handling cases involving the red shirts linked to the last year&rsquo;s violence.<br /> &ldquo;Charges should be in compliance with the rule of law,&rdquo; he said.<br /> Abhisit was reacting to a proposal of the Truth for Reconciliation Commission of Thailand to reduce the indictments for red-shirt leaders from terrorism to lesser charges, such as criminal association and &ldquo;ang yee&rdquo; ( underground criminal organisation).<br /> He said he had no personal opinion on the legal proceedings for the reds.<br /> &nbsp;</p>