Thread: Convicted Yellowshirt Leader To Share Prison With Redshirts

BANGKOK — The founder of Yellowshirt movement, Sondhi Limthingkul, was convicted of fraud today and will spend a day in the prison where dozens of Redshirt activists are currently being held, an official said.

"He will be held at Section One, where Redshirt prisoners are also held," said Sorasith Chongcharoen, director of Bangkok’s Remand Prison.

Mr. Sondhi was found guilty of fraud and falsifying loan documents by the Court of Appeals today and sentenced to 20 years in prison. The court rejected his request for a release on bail, forcing him to stay in prison until the Supreme Court rules otherwise.

In 2006, Mr. Sondhi founded a protest group known as the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), which later became known as the Yellowshirts for adopting yellow – the King of Thailand’s personal colour – as their symbol. A power struggle between the Yellowshirts and a rival political faction known as the “Redshirts” has destabilized Thailand's politics for almost a decade.

However, Mr. Sorasith said he believes Mr. Sondhi "will have no problem" during his stay in Bangkok Remand Prison despite the presence of rival political activists. Prison wardens will be able monitor the movement of inmates via CCTV cameras installed the cells, Mr. Sorasith said.

"The officials will be on alert to prevent any conflict that arises from the cohabitation.”

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Originally Posted by misskit

Prison wardens will be able monitor the movement of inmates via CCTV cameras installed the cells, Mr. Sorasith said.

They may post that video after the thrusting movements are done...

Nice place for Sondhi.

Not there yet! Looking for bail and appeal to higher court.

I see the 'TD political experts' were wrong (again) when they were bleating on about how no yellowshirt leader would spend even a single day in jail.

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Originally Posted by misskit

Mr. Sondhi was found guilty of fraud and falsifying loan documents by the Court of Appeals today and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Originally Posted by misskit

will spend a day in the prison

This guy has been convicted and sentenced to prison on more than half a dozen occasions.

Many of the red shirts in jail were convicted of one (far lesser) crime and have been there for years.

Two separate 'rules of law'...

Originally Posted by ltnt

Not there yet! Looking for bail and appeal to higher court.

From now looks like it's up to the owners of the higher courts.

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

This guy has been convicted and sentenced to prison on more than half a dozen occasions.

Most of them being just this case but different courts.
Now please follow the manuscript Betty and start defending him, this looks like a political sentencing by a court under a military junta, doesn't it?

Bend over you clowns you should be able to vote
Just what the generals want mindless cretains

One day a rooster....

Originally Posted by Gerbil

I see the 'TD political experts' were wrong (again) when they were bleating on about how no yellowshirt leader would spend even a single day in jail.

Spot on - Beat me to it.

Sondhi refused bail


The Supreme Court has denied bail for media tycoon and former yellow shirt leader Sondhi Limthongkul after the Appeals Court confirmed his 20-year prison sentence for violating the Securities and Exchange Act.

His lawyer submitted a Bt10-million bail application as he plans to appeal to the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court turned down the release request Friday because it believed Sondhi might attempt to flee the country.

The Appeals Court on Thursday upheld the primary court’s verdict.

Sondhi was accused of falsifying documents that were used as collateral for a Bt1-billion loan for his media empire, the Manager Media Group.

In its verdict, the court stated that Sondhi and three other Manager Media Group board members falsified a loan guarantee document from 1996 to 1998 to get the Krungthai Bank loan for a private company in which Sondhi was the majority shareholder.

It said the other board members were not aware of the fraud and did not give their approval.

The court also ruled that Sondhi and the three board members committed accounting fraud by not including the company’s status as the loan guarantor in its financial report, which misled investors.

Sondhi refused bail - The Nation

Sounds like he'll be there for more than a single day.

Originally Posted by ltnt

Not there yet! Looking for bail and appeal to higher court.

He was denied bail earlier today...Try to keep up...

He's had these charges hanging over him for years. When he was the favored son, they were just interminably put off, and others dismissed. He's no longer the favored son- a near terminal case of an inflated ego leading to a big mouth. His fall from grace was severe, but they had him on a string the whole time. A thoroughly compromised individual- nothing like his holinesss monk suthep, obviously.

With all due respect (near enuff zero), the yellows anti-corruption spiel would have been stronger if their 'champions' in the remotest possible way resembled their rhetoric.