Surachai Danwattananusorn

Surachai Danwattananusorn or Surachai Saedan (born 24 December 1942 in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province) is a political activist in exile abroad. He was the last prisoner of Communism and former committee member in Thai Rak Thai Party, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. He is a leader in Red Siam.

Early life

Surachai Danwattananusorn or Surachai Saedan (陳嘉前) was born 24 December 1942 at Thaphaya Tumbol Pak Phanang DistrictNakhon Si Thammarat Province. He was the son of Yokyuan and Somchao Saedan. He graduated at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. He married 3 peoples. He has 3 sons and 1 daughter.

Career

Surachai Saedan became well known after he began the Thammasat University massacre. He was a main member of the Communist Party of Thailand. He got the death penalty in the murder case for train robbery. He received a royal pardon in 1988.

Later, Surachai joined to parliament politic by. He was member of the New Aspiration Party for persuasion of Chavalit Yongchaiyudh and he applied to be a candidate in the senate of Nakhon Si Thammarat and candidate of House of Representative in Thai Rak Thai Party, but he was not elected.

He joined the protest to expel the Council for National Security. Afterwards he established Red Siam with Jakrapob Penkair.

On 6 August 2007, he upstaged United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship. He blasphemed Chuan Leekpai. Criminal Court fined him 50,000 baht. Later the defendant confessed and the penalty was reduced to 25,000 baht.[1]

On 22 February 2011, the police caught Saedin, according to the arrest warrant of the Criminal Court 27/2554 conducting Lèse majesté at a speech near Sanam Laung.[2] On 28 February 2012, the Criminal Court imprisoned him for 7 years 6 months.[3] On 3 October 2013 he received a royal pardon.[4]

Saedan advocates revolution in Thailand. He made Patiwat Prathetthai ("Thailand Revolution") published on YouTube. Its target program is to overthrow monarchy for changing Thailand to a Republic.

He violated the order of National Council for Peace and Order (57/2557) until the military court issued an arrest warrant.

References

  1. ↑ "ศาลปรับ "สุรชัย แซ่ด่าน" 5หมื่น ฐานหมิ่น "ชวน หลีกภัย" | ประชาไท". www.prachatai.com (in Thai). Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  2. ↑ (มหาชน), บริษัท ข่าวสด จำกัด, ในเครือบริษัท มติชน จำกัด. "ตำรวจรวบสุรชัย แซ่ด่าน คาบ้านพัก คดีหมิ่น". khaosod Online. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  3. ↑ "จำคุก "สุรชัย แซ่ด่าน" หมิ่นเบื้องสูง 7 ปี 6 เดือน". Manager Online. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  4. ↑ "สุรชัย แซ่ด่าน ได้รับพระราชทานอภัยโทษ -ออกคุกค่ำ". MThai News. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
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