Justice to post Bt9 million bail for red shirts
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The Justice Ministry Fund will earmark B9 million for the temporary release of nine red shirts fighting arson charges in Maha Sarakham following the bail approval by the provincial court, Justice Minister Pracha Promnok said on Tuesday.
The nine, expected to be released by Monday pending the appellate review, have been sentenced to serve five years and eight months each for torching the provincial hall in the wake of the crowd dispersal at Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok on May 19, 2010.
Pracha said his ministry was prepared to post bail for other 30 red shirts awaiting the appellate review on arson charges at various provinces in the Northeast.
Lawyer’s Association of Thailand president Narinpong Jinapak said the Bt43 million fund allocated by the government to bail the red shirts had dried up.
Narinpong said he was in the process of securing the release of two red shirts in Bangkok and another five upcountry. The bail for the seven would hinge on the speedy allocation of additional funds, he said.
