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Chilean military tribunals legalised Pinochet’s massacre on political opponents
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Chilean military tribunals legalised Pinochet’s massacre on political opponents

  • กุมภาพันธ์ 7, 2017
The military coup against the elected Salvador Allende’s Popular Unity government in 1973 occurred due to the government’s radical political reform efforts in reforming the legislature and in nationalising major industries. The military tribunals prosecuted its political opponents using the 1958 Law of State Security and the 1972 Arms Control Law, that was ironically, enacted by the Allende government.
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Bail statistics of those accused under Article 112, 3 years after the 2014 coup
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Bail statistics of those accused under Article 112, 3 years after the 2014 coup

  • กุมภาพันธ์ 1, 2017
28 were denied bail, 18 were granted, 11 still seeking for their right. Jatupat Boonpatararaksa, or “Pai Dao Din”, a law student of Khon Kaen University, is the latest alleged offender charged with lese majeste under Article 112. He is currently struggle to obtain his right to bail during an ongoing investigation. Even after submitting an amount of 500,000 baht in bail bond the Court has already refused to grant bail to him for 5 times. Jatupat is not the only alleged offender who has been refused bail.
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