FIVE former leaders of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), commonly called Red Shirts, were released on bail after the Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek road sentenced them along with their associates, totaling 13 defendants, to jail on charges of attempting to oust the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva and storming the home of former prime minister/then president of Privy Council Prem Tinsuland in 2010, Naewna newspaper said late afternoon today (Oct. 7).
The 2010 political protests that took place from March 12 to May 19, 2010 ended with the military violently crushing the protesters leaving more than 80 civilians and six soldiers dead and over 2,100 injured.
Estimates of the number of protesters ranged from 50,000 (by the government) to 300,000 (by the UDD). At the beginning, protests were mostly peaceful, and initially centred at Phan Fa Lilat Bridge, but later moved to Ratchaprasong.
Sentenced to four years and four months in jail without parole on charges of gathering in a group of 10 or more people to cause unrest and disorder in the country, and violating the Emergency Decree B.E. 2548 (2005) were Mr. Veera Musikapong, former chairman of UDD and the first defendant, Mr. Jatuporn Prompan, the second defendant, Mr. Nattawut Saikua, the third defendant, Dr. Weng Tojirakarn, the fourth defendant, and Mr. Adisorn Piangket, the tenth defendant.
The court later granted them temporary release with bail set at 200,000 baht each but forbidden from leaving the country.
The other defendants who were sentenced to four months in prison for violating the Emergency Decree were also released on 50,000 baht bail each pending appeal.
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Top and Front Page:Former UDD leaders and their associates at the Criminal Court today, Oct. 7, 2025. Photos – Naewna
Insert: Mr. Jatuporn Prompan. Photo – Naewna
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