Fugitive Arisman to surrender Wednesday
Fugitive red leader Arisman Pongruangrong has arranged to report himself on Wednesday at 10.00 am to face charges related to five violent incidents taken place during the last year's political mayhem.
Arisman will undergo the booking process at the Department of Special Investigation before acknowledging his indictments at the Office of the Attorney General.
DSI director general Tharit Pengdith said the public prosecutors would be responsible for bail review.
Arisman fled Bangkok following the crowd dispersal at the Ratchaprasong rally site last May. He reportedly sought and received safe haven in Cambodia.
He was a key organiser rallying the red shirts in street protests at Rajdamnoen and Ratchaprasong rally sites from March to May last year.
Five violent incidents linked to him are the siege and trespass on Parliament grounds, the raid at ThaiCom sattelite uplink station, the involvement in terrorism, the theft of anti-riot weapons and the use of force to resist police arrest at the SC Park Hotel.
Justice permanent secretary Kittipong Kittayarak said the outcome of the bail review for Arisman would hinge on pertinent details of his five incidents.
The Arisman case should not be compared to another case involving a red-shirt Daranee Kritboonyalai.
Daranee fled to Cambodia and returned to report herself to police in October. She was released immediately after the completion of her booking. Unlike Arisman, she faced a lesser charge for violating the emergency rule and were not linked to any violent incident.
The Nation
