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Nicolaides pleads not guilty

November 22nd, 2008 by Andrew Walker · 1 Comment

I have received this update on Harry Nicolaides:
Harry’s 84 day remand period expired yesterday but unfortunately he was taken to the Bangkok Criminal Court yesterday morning and the prosecutor served its criminal complaint against him for the charge of Lese Majeste. He will now remain detained in prison until a trial, the date of which [...]

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Thanong’s perspective on the future

November 22nd, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · 7 Comments

The final scene, as overseen by the big shots of the People Power Party, will produce one of two outcomes. First, there will be bloodshed, which will lead to a political compromise (Thaksin gets part of his money back; he has a room to move on Thai soil). Second, there will be bloodshed, which leads [...]

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Tags: Thailand