CRES poised to name 84 alleged red shirt backers

**StrontiumDog** · 15-06-2010, 10:13 AM

CRES poised to name 84 alleged red shirt backers

CRES poised to name 84 alleged red shirt backers

Published: 15/06/2010 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News

The Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation will today release the names of 84 people and legal entities suspected of providing funding to the red shirt movement.
All will be called in for questioning.

Sihanart Prayoonrat, acting secretary-general of the Anti-Money Laundering Office, yesterday said Amlo had found there had been suspicious financial movements involving as much as 150 billion baht which might be linked to violations of the emergency decree during the anti-government red shirt demonstrations.

The agency suspected the 84 individuals and companies were involvement in the financial transactions, Pol Col Sihanart said.
He said the 84 people and companies include politicians, businessmen and some red shirt leaders.
"They are well-known figures in society," Pol Col Sihanart said.
"They are rarely seen walking on the street because they are surrounded by a lot of bodyguards. But they managed to withdraw about 100,000 baht from ATMs each day."

The Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation earlier froze the financial transactions of 106 people and companies blacklisted for supporting the red shirts.
Amlo will recommend to the CRES that the ban on their financial transactions, worth 10 billion baht or more, be kept in place, Pol Col Sihanart said.

He said Amlo will forward the findings and analysis of the financial transactions of the 84 people and legal entities to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) for further action in cases brought against red shirts accused of involvement in the riots in Bangkok last month.
The DSI and Amlo will set up 10 committees to question the 84 people and legal entities about their financial transactions.

The committees will be made up of representatives from Amlo, the DSI, the Revenue Department and the Office of the Narcotics Control Board.
The agencies will meet on Thursday to discuss how the interrogation will be conducted.
Meanwhile, the CRES has assigned the DSI, the Council of State and the National Security Council to look into the possibility of granting an amnesty to rank-and-file red shirt protesters.

DSI chief Tharit Pengdit said the government wanted to issue an amnesty to cover the protesters who have not been charged with terrorism.
Mr Tharit said the proposed amnesty, if approved by the CRES and the government, would be granted to rank-and-file protesters who committed minor offences which carry a penalty of no more than two years in jail.
The proposed amnesty would not extend to those involved in serious crimes such as arson, looting and acts of terrorism during the demonstrations.

Mr Tharit admitted the idea of granting an amnesty to the red shirts had met with resistance.

**Butterfly** · 15-06-2010, 10:19 AM

where is Chavalit ?

**sabang** · 15-06-2010, 10:26 AM

Excellent, now lets have some intrepid journalist publish the name of 84 Yellow shirt backers.

**Panda** · 15-06-2010, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by sabang

Excellent, now lets have some intrepid journalist publish the name of 84 Yellow shirt backers.

All in the name of reconciliation you should understand.

I am sure the Thai people can see exactly whats going on also,-- bring down the full force of the law against those who oppose the oligarchist government and ignore the transgressions of those who support it.

Makes a mockery of Abhists law and order roadmap to reconciliation.
Fascism pure and simple.

CRES is now the defacto government of Thailand. A military coup not with guns and tanks, but via manipulation of the legal system, and with the backing of a compliant judiciary. Not so unlike other dictatorial regimes around the world.

**donmeurett** · 15-06-2010, 05:41 PM

To be fair they should come out with s list of Yellow shirt backers.

**Bettyboo** · 15-06-2010, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

CRES poised to name 84 political opponents

CRES poised to name 84 political opponents
Published: 15/06/2010 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News

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**Ratchaburi** · 15-06-2010, 06:09 PM

How many banks had problems today as i know of 2 different bank that there
Computer were down untill 2.00pm

**Panda** · 15-06-2010, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by donmeurett

To be fair they should come out with s list of Yellow shirt backers.

And freeze their assets like they did with the redshirt backers?

Not going to happen under this dictatorship.

It aint about being fair or even law and order. Its all about crushing the opposition and power.

**StrontiumDog** · 16-06-2010, 12:18 AM

Still eagerly awaiting the list....

**StrontiumDog** · 16-06-2010, 10:17 AM

CRES lists 86 for questioning over 'terror' fund

CRES lists 86 for questioning over 'terror' fund

Thaksin's friends, family among those targeted

Published: 16/06/2010 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News

The Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation has compiled a list of 86 people it wishes to question over suspicions they funded criminal activities during the red shirt protests.
Thawil Pliensri, the secretary-general of the National Security Council, said after the CRES's meeting yesterday the centre's inquiry panel found suspicious transactions were made by 86 of 152 people it had targeted for investigation.

The panel, made up of officers from the Department of Special Investigation, Anti-Money Laundering Office, the Revenue Department and the Office of the Narcotics Control Board based its decision on reports of their financial transactions over the past nine months. Mr Thawil said the CRES would soon form eight working groups to question the 86 people. Summons for some of the 86 to appear before the centre could be issued as early as today.
CRES spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the centre suspected the 86 of funding "terror" attacks during the red shirt protests from March 12 to May 19. If this is proven, they would be punished for conspiring to commit terrorist acts.

Col Sansern said the 86 people on the list include government officials, people close to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his relatives. He said the panel found irregularities in transactions, including 7 million baht deposited into and withdrawn from one person's bank account on the same day, one person receiving over 400 million baht and another receiving 4 billion baht.

CRES sources said a relative of Thaksin with the initial "P" received over 7 billion baht that was then gradually withdrawn. A person with the initial "K" close to Thaksin's former wife Khunying Potjaman na Pombejra made financial transactions worth over 400 million baht. The sources said a military officer with the initial "P" who was one of Thaksin's pre-cadet classmates received 700 million baht in his bank account and withdrew the sum the same day.

The CRES yesterday also considered revoking the emergency decree and a joint Department of Special Investigation, Council of State and National Security Council proposal to grant amnesty to red shirts for staging illegal rallies. It did not reach a decision on either matter.
The CRES said it would decide within a month whether to keep the emergency decree in effect in 24 provinces.Mr Thawil said the decree might stay in effect in some provinces depending on the local situation.
The CRES told officials to study the proposed amnesty and said it would listen to the opinions of the affected parties.

**Mr R Sole** · 16-06-2010, 11:00 AM

Line up...sorry we couldn't get it in red for you...maybe next/neck time!!!

**Buksida** · 16-06-2010, 11:20 AM

Will they 'name names' or will it just drop hints by using initials as is traditionally done?

**Panda** · 16-06-2010, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by Buksida

Will they 'name names' or will it just drop hints by using initials as is traditionally done?

Obviously just innuendo in the propaganda war. Portraying a financial transaction as a fact but with only hinting at the identity of the person involved smacks of a false accusation which could result in a law suit it the accused was actually named.

BTW, isn't laying siege to the countries major international airport considered a terrorist act? Got to wonder who funded that. But I guess we will never know for sure.
It is these double standards that at are at the root of the civil division and yet the ruling elite oligarchy seem intent on only driving the wedge deeper in order to retain power.

DaffyDuck · 16-06-2010, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by Panda

I am sure the Thai people can see exactly whats going on also,

Yes, I'm sure the ones trying to earn an honest living understand that the government is doing what it must do in order to maintain order and peace, and to stop those who seek to disrupt the current state of stability.

It's interesting that usual cadre of Red terrorist supporters, decry disrupting the financial pipeline for the reds, yet clamor that the same be done to Yellow financial supporters!

Oddly enough, this kind of blind hypocrisy comes as no surprise from the likes of Sabang and Panda.

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