Dueling Petitions and Lese Majeste Accusations
At least five million Thais signed their names in resistance to the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship’s drive to petition for a royal pardon for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, according to Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat. He added that the Interior Ministry would continue to accept [...]
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Dueling Petitions and Lese Majeste Accusations
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11
“Merchant of Death” May be Set Free
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“Merchant of Death” May be Set Free
A court in Bangkok has rebuffed a U.S. call for extradition of a suspected Russian arm smuggler sometimes called the “Merchant of Death,” setting back American efforts to charge him with plotting to provide arms to Colombian rebels.
Arrested in March 2008 at a luxury hotel in Bangkok, Viktor Bout, [...]