Arisman, 14 UDD members jailed for 2009 Asean summit break-in
Well known protest leader Arisman Pongruangrong and 14 red-shirt supporters were given four-year jail terms yesterday by the Pattaya provincial court for their roles in storming the 2009 Asean Summit in Pattaya.
Well known protest leader Arisman Pongruangrong and 14 red-shirt supporters were given four-year jail terms yesterday by the Pattaya provincial court for their roles in storming the 2009 Asean Summit in Pattaya.
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Arisman Pongrungrong, leader of United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship demonstrators gives an interview to reporters at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort Hotel, the venue of the Asean summit on April 11, 2009. PATTARACHAI PREECHAPANICH
Reds get jail over Asean summit siege
AEKARACH SATTABURUTH
A number of leading red shirts including former fugitive Arisman Pongruangrong and controversial former Pheu Thai MP Worachai Hemma have been sentenced to four years in prison for inciting protesters to storm the Asean summit in Pattaya in 2009.
The Pattaya Court ruled on Wednesday to jail the 15 defendants, all members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, with no suspension of their terms.
Mr Singthong Buachum, one of the defendants and a Pheu Thai member, said the party was handling bail applications for those convicted in the case.
All of them intend to appeal against the ruling, Mr Singthong said.
The UDD protesters were rallying against the Abhisit Vejjajiva administration at the summit on April 11 that year.
Protesters clash with soldiers before a glass door was broken at the venue. CHANAT KATANYU
Protesters fill the foyer of the summit venue on April 11, 2009 PATTANAPONG HIRUNARD
About 2,000 protesters, led by Pheu Thai Party member Arisman, a red-shirt co-leader, broke through tight police barricades surrounding the summit venue at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort, demanding then-prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva step down.
The rally forced authorities to abruptly cancel the summit to protect delegates who were hastily evacuated from the venue.
Some dignitaries had to be evacuated by helicopter or boat.
Others had their planes turn around in mid-flight or left immediately upon landing on Thai soil.
The summit was later held in June in Phuket where a strong military force guarded the meeting venue to ensure tight security.
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