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Wounds on PAD Protesters from tear-gas canisters, Not homemade bombs as Thai Police claimed
Politicians pushed Thai police into deadly clash with PAD protesters
Forensic expert and renowned author Dr. Pornthip has said the wounds on PAD protesters came from tear gas canisters fired by Bangkok police and that the Thai government pressured Thai police to [...]

Prime Minister Somchai considers resigning
Prime Minister Somchai said his dissolving the Government House or stepping down a Prime Minister could end the ongoing political turmoil in Thailand and has not ruled yet about resigning the post.
Somchai said; “I’m not stuck on being prime minister if my resigning can solve the problems. But I’m not [...]

Forensic expert and renowned author Dr. Pornthip investigating PAD riot scenes to determine cause of injuries to PAD members
Forensic expert and renowned author Dr. Pornthip, head of the Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS), has been inspecting riot scenes of the alleged abuse by Thai police to PAD members. Dr. Pornthip’s investigations have found no [...]

PAD Leaders Surrender to Police
Seven of the nine leaders of the PAD surrendered to Bangkok Metropolitan Police Division 1 this morning on charges of inciting unrest and illegal assembly, the PAD leaders were released on 100,000bt bail shortly after surrender.
The PAD leaders surrender followed the Thai Appeals Courts order to drop treason charges on them [...]

Panel to investigate Thai Police’s force used against PAD
Two panels to be formed to investigate the Thai police’s abuse on PAD rioters and to help victims.
The Thai Cabinet agreed to form two independent committee panels, one to investigate Tuesday’s crowd control operations by Thai police that turned violent and another panel to help PAD protester [...]

PAD leaders to surrender if treason charges dropped
PAD defense lawyer Suwat Apaisak said that PAD leaders will surrender to police if the Thai appeals court drops the treason charge against them, he also said the PAD will apply for bail if treason charge was dropped.
Nine warrants have been issued to arrest PAD leaders.
PAD leaders have [...]

2 PAD protesters were killed and 358 injured in violent riots in Bangkok
Shortly after 10pm yesterday PAD protesters threw bottles at a Bangkok police compound, the police in return fired tear gas at the PAD protesters.
Two PAD protesters were killed and 358 injured during violent protest riots in Bangkok between Thai police and PAD protesters.
Ten [...]

Thai police arrest PAD core leader Major General Chamlong Srimuang
Thai police arrested PAD core leader of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) Major General Chamlong Srimuang when he arrived to vote today for the Bangkok governor election.
Chamlong and media tycoon Sondhi Limthongkul are said to be the most important PAD leaders. Sondhi Limthongkul has not [...]

Thai Students Protest at Thai Police headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand
This afternoon hundreds of Thai students held a protest at the Royal Thai Police headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand to question the role of Thai Police in the ongoing political turmoil in Thailand.
The Thai Students also asked Bangkok police when arrests would be made for the unknown [...]