The Appeals Court today upheld the decision to drop charges of murder and abuse of power against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his ex-deputy Suthep Thaugsuban over a bloody crackdown on opposition protests in 2010.
The court upheld the 2014 decision to dismiss the charges, saying the pair ordered the crackdown in their legal capacity as holders of public office at the time, Khaosod English reported.
About 20 demonstrators died in the clashes between mostly unarmed red-shirt protesters and armed security forces ordered to clear the streets.
Suthep declined to comment, while Abhisit said the case wasn’t settled yet as it could still go to the Supreme Court.
The lawyer representing the families of three people killed in the crackdown said he would appeal the ruling.
