Thailand's attorney general has decided to prosecute former premierAbhisit Vejjajiva and his ex-deputy on murder charges related to abloody crackdown on anti-government protests in 2010, the country’smedia said on October 28.
Abhisit, who is now theopposition leader, and his former deputy Suthep Thaugsuban orderedsecurity forces to retake control of areas of the capital and allowedauthorities to use arms, said Nanthasak Poonsuk, a spokesman for theattorney general's office.
The murder case isexpected to be referred to a court soon but Abhisit and Suthep enjoyimmunity while parliament is in session because they are lawmakers, saidprosecutors.
In the 2010 protests, thousands ofanti-government demonstrators or ‘Red Shirts’ occupied parts of centralBangkok for weeks, demanding immediate elections, saying Abhisit'sgovernment took office undemocratically in 2008 through a parliamentaryvote after a court stripped Thaksin Shinawatra's allies of power.
About 90 people died and around 2,000 were wounded in a series ofstreet clashes between ‘Red Shirt’ protesters and security forces.-VNA
Abhisit, who is now theopposition leader, and his former deputy Suthep Thaugsuban orderedsecurity forces to retake control of areas of the capital and allowedauthorities to use arms, said Nanthasak Poonsuk, a spokesman for theattorney general's office.
The murder case isexpected to be referred to a court soon but Abhisit and Suthep enjoyimmunity while parliament is in session because they are lawmakers, saidprosecutors.
In the 2010 protests, thousands ofanti-government demonstrators or ‘Red Shirts’ occupied parts of centralBangkok for weeks, demanding immediate elections, saying Abhisit'sgovernment took office undemocratically in 2008 through a parliamentaryvote after a court stripped Thaksin Shinawatra's allies of power.
About 90 people died and around 2,000 were wounded in a series ofstreet clashes between ‘Red Shirt’ protesters and security forces.-VNA
