Hej
Läste lite om hur dom ca 200 röda som fängslades vid demonstrationerna i Bangkok har det, dom saknar tydligen det mesta och misshandlas,
dom döms tydligen ofta utan att få advokathjälp.
Men nu är det en grupp unga volontär advokater som försöker hjälpa dom fängslade.
Red shirts in prison
Mon, 06/09/2010 - 14:13
Almost 4 months after the crackdown, many red shirts are still detained in prisons around the country. The exact number of detainees, as well as their names, is not known. The official figure revealed by the secretary to the Minister of Justice is 209.
According to the Corrections Department, 169 cases are under investigation, 12 have been convicted, 2 are detained in lieu of fines, and 26 are on appeal.
The prisons where they are detained include Thonburi Special Prison (1 person), Khlong Prem Central Prison (17), Pattaya Special Prison (1), Bangkok Remand Prison (53 including the UDD leaders), the Central Women’s Prison (4), Chiang Rai Prison (6), Nonthaburi Prison (6), Khon Kaen Prison (9), Mukdahan Prison (22), Thanyaburi Prison (2), Nakhon Pathom Prison (2), Chiang Mai Prison (7), Samut Prakan Prison (2), Udon Thani Prison (25), Maha Sarakham Prison (11) and Ubon Ratchathani Prison (35). [Note: the numbers add up to 203]
In addition to the basic charge of illegal assembly, many have been charged with additional crimes including arson and possession of war weapons. Many who either have confessed or denied the charges have been found to have no lawyers, although the Phuea Thai Party has provided legal assistance to some.
Prasong, 26, who has had a false left eye due to an accident when he was a teenager, was a homeless scavenger at Din Daeng and has lived under the expressway for years. Before that, he was a worker in the Chitrlada craftsmanship project in pottery, but was sent home to Mae Hong Son because of his unruly behaviour, before fleeing back to Bangkok again. He was interviewed by a lawyer from the Phuea Thai Party once in August.
He was arrested along with 5 others by the military under the Din Daeng Expressway at about 2 pm on 21 May when he was looking for food to eat near Saphan Temple. His hands were tied behind his back, and he was forced to kneel down in front of a pile of weapons including grenades, guns and Molotov cocktails for the press to take photos. He insisted that that was the first time he saw those weapons. Before that, he had been to the rallies to help distribute water bottles and to get free meals.
He said that he was beaten by the soldiers when he was struggling, and then was sent to the police. He has been charged with violating the Emergency Decree and possessing weapons. He has denied all the charges, and is scheduled to appear in court on 27 September.
Currently, a team of young volunteer lawyers is trying to provide legal assistance to these people.
http://www.prachatai.com/english/node/2010
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