20 red shirts receive royal pardon

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 07, 2011
20 red shirts receive royal pardon

Some 20 of 94 red shirts serving prison terms in connection with the last year's political mayhem have been pardoned on the occasion of the King's birthday, red shirt chairwoman Thida Thawornseth said on Wednesday.

 

The 20, convicted on charges related to emergency rule violations, will be released tomorrow, Thida said.
The remaining red shirts, including 32 being remanded on politically-related charges, would soon be transferred to a special correctional facility being run separate from other prisons, she said.
 
The Nation