Leader of red shirts who burnt Ubon city hall given life sentence

Pichet Thabuddha, who the court believed was the leader of 13 arsonists, got life in jail for his role in ordering others to set fire to the city hall building, according to Ubon Ratchathani provincial court judge Tulya Phankawong. Initially, an Appeal Court verdict gave Pichet the death sentence, but the Supreme Court reduced the punishment to life in prison.

Chatchawan Srichanda, whose role in the arson attack was not detailed, also got life in prison. Previously, he was acquitted by the Appeal Court. 

Of 13 people convicted in the case, six, including two women, were jailed 33 years and four months. They are On-anong Banpachart, Pattama Munmin, Likit Sutthiphan, Sanong Ketsuwan, Somsak Prasansap and Theerawat Sajjasuwan. 

The five others were given one to two years’ jail, according to the judge.