Things are clearly getting worse, not better.

And with “bombs”, most likely set off by the Thia Military itself, exploding daily to justify the anticipated draconian oppression of the political opposition, the return to an elected government in Thailand seems unlikely indeed. As unlikely as in Burma itself.

We are all frogs, sitting in the pot of water on the stove. The fire burns beneath and the temperature slowly rises. By the time it boils we’ll all have been “done” long since.

Things seem clearly on track to get much worse before they get better… everywhere, world-wide.

I like the three steps forward part a lot better than the two steps back.

I’m no lawyer, but I doubt there is much room for argument on the the actual verdcts because like Patiwat says, they have set a very low bar.
I also think its a pipe dream to think they would ever rule the coup illegal (especially while they are under the current ‘instructions’)

Where I do see some scope for argument, is regarding the penalty – seems to me their logic could easily be argued against.
That’s where I would be concentrating my efforts, and even if he comes up against the usual judicial brick wall, the work done should be useful material in showing to the thai people (and the world) that his so called policy corruption did NOT result in abnormal gains to himself or his family.
(assuming of course that all the money flows are made transparent, and are above board)

Not that I really care one iota about Thaksin’s money!

So if and when a real government is elected and it is admitted that those who throw coups are criminals and that their acts as criminals have no value in law this ruling will be cashiered and the Thai government will have to pay the Shinawatra clan 46 billion baht, plus interest.

Round and round it goes, where it stops nobody knows.

Build your house on sand and be washed away by the tide.