<p>Envoys from Belgian and Swiss Embassies in Bangkok attended the court session regarding the right to peaceful assembly and association. They promise to observe the trial closely and attend the next hearings which will take place on 15 November this year onwards.<br /> &nbsp;</p>

<p>On 27 Mar, a group of Thammasat law lecturers, called <a href="http://www.enlightened-jurists.co/">Nitirassadorn</a> or People&rsquo;s Law, proposed a set of amendments to Article 112 of the Criminal Code in a public forum which drew an audience of hundreds.</p>

<p>On 24 March 2011, Frank G Anderson phoned the office of the prosecutor at Rachadaphisek to inquire re. status of a criminal defamation case filed against him by Pol Col Wattanasak Mungkijkarndee, a close associate of UK national Akbar Khan who had earlier filed an identical allegation with police. </p>

<p>A mildly relieved Chiranuch Premchaiporn of Prachatai heard in court today that a request from authorities to extend her bail conditions has since been dismissed.</p>

<p>Six weeks after the postponement of her trial under charges from the Computer Crimes Act, Chiranuch Premchaiporn of Prachatai (better known as Jiew) finds herself unexpectedly back in a courtroom.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Praphan Khoonmee has told the yellow shirts that he will accept any means to let good people govern the country, saying that it is their right to have a better political system.&nbsp; </p>

<p>&lsquo;I&rsquo;ve always said that there are no bad troops, only bad commanders.&nbsp; During the past 5 months, there have been 3 car bombs in Narathiwat.&nbsp; The provincial police commander must take responsibility.&nbsp; Between 2005 and 2008, the situation was under control, but why it is not now?&nbsp; Police commanders cannot stay aloof.&nbsp; They have to stay on the ground, cordoning off areas, attacking and going in.&nbsp; From now on, I will follow this up myself,&rsquo; said Pol Gen Adul Sangsingkaew, Deputy Police Chief in charge of handling the unrest in the Southern border areas.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On 21 Mar, the Criminal Court denied bail for Amphon Tangnoppakul, who was charged with sending l&egrave;se majest&eacute; messages through SMS to key government figures last year.</p>

<p>On 21 Mar, the Appeals Court denied bail with 1.3 million baht in cash as guarantee for Thanthawut Thaweewarodomkul, the web designer of Nor Por Chor USA, who was sentenced last week to 13 years in jail.</p>

<p>Sondhi Limthongkul has called for the country to be shut off so that an &lsquo;appointed&rsquo; government can clean out dirty things.&nbsp; A retired air chief marshal has accused some in the government of colluding to assassinate Sondhi in 2009, and covering it up.</p>

<p>On 18 Mar, according to the <a href="http://www.mcot.net/cfcustom/cache_page/183378.html">MCOT</a>, Pol Lt Col Somchai Pateprasert, Chair of the House Committee on Military Affairs and a Phue Thai MP for Nakhon Ratchasima, disclosed an account of ammunition disbursed by the army during the crackdown on red shirts early last year.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>On 19 Mar, during the red shirts’ rally at the Democracy Monument, a CD vendor was arrested and denied the right to consult a lawyer.</p> <p></p>