Court rejects red-shirt plea against Criminal Act provisions
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The case filed under the Criminal Act filed against the red shirts, who raided and obstructed the 2009 Asean Summit in Pattaya, was not against the Constitution as claimed by the red shirts, Constitution Court spokesman Pimol Thampitakpong said yesterday.
He was speaking after a meeting of the court judges, chaired by court president Wasant Soypisut.
The case followed the arguments of the suspects who allegedly raided the Asean Summit in Pattaya on April 11-12, 2009 and, defending the case claimed that some articles of the Criminal Act were against the Constitution.
The suspects include former People Power Party MP Police |Lt-Colonel Waipot Apornrat and red-shirt leader Arisman Pongruangrong.
The Pattaya provincial court sought the Constitution Court’s |ruling whether Articles 116, 215 and 216 of the Criminal Act were against the Constitution.
The defendants said the Articles of the Criminal Act were against Articles 26-29, 39, 45 and 63 of the Constitution that |guarantees the state agency’s use of power, rights, rights of |criminal suspects, and freedom of expression as well as freedom of gathering.
