Warrants for PAD leaders opposed
Published: 8/10/2010 at 11:55 AM
Online news: Breakingnews

A lawyer on Friday filed a petition with the Criminal Court against the Crime Suppression Division's application for warrants for the arrest of five People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leaders, submitting that the five had filed a letter seeking a postponement of their reporting date and a defence statement to police.

The CSD on Thursday applied for arrest warrants for Chaiwat Sinsuwong, Veera Somkwamkid, Tonkhwan Saeng-athit, Somchai Wongwet and Somboon Thongburan for taking part in the PAD blockades of Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports in late 2008.

The petition fied by lawyer Nathaporn Toprayoon opposing the issuing of the warrants said his clients had submitted a letter seeking postponement of their reporting date to police on receiving a summons and handed over a written defence statement to the police investigators, but their documents had not been taken into consideration.

Mr Nathaporn said his clients would also submit a petition to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to seek the replacement of police investigators for not giving them due justice.

BANGKOK POST