THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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Yellow shirts jailed for storming NBT TV station

Yellow shirts jailed for storming NBT TV station

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced 84 yellow-shirt protesters who stormed the state-run NBT television station in 2008 to jail terms ranging from three to eight months, upholding a verdict by the Appeals Court.

They were among 85 protesters affiliated with the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) who call themselves “Sriwichai Warriors”.

Yellow shirts jailed for storming NBT TV station

The defendants acted as security guards during the PAD’s demonstrations against the government of Samak Sundaravej, which was accused by the protesters of being a proxy for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The Supreme Court also upheld the Appeals Court’s verdict that suspended the imprisonment of six defendants who were minors while committing the offences.

The Criminal Court in December 2010 sentenced the six to jail terms of three and four months each. The 85th defendant has escaped the reach of the law. The protesters, some of them armed, broke into the station’s office on August 22, 2008 and remained until August 25, during which they allegedly damaged property.

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