(Photo by Thiti Wannamontha)The Supreme Court has upheld life sentences for four people for firing a grenade at a demonstration against the Yingluck Shinawatra government on Ratchadamri Road, Bangkok, in 2014, killing three people and injuring 21 others. The 40mm grenade fired from an M79 launcher hit the road in front of a Big C Superstore on Feb 23, 2014. However, the grenade fell short and exploded in front of the Big C Superstore. The Appeal Court upheld the sentences in July last year. The Supreme Court upheld the sentences on Tuesday and dismissed the defendants' claims they had been tortured into confessing and interrogated without the presence of a lawyer.

Source: Bangkok Post August 23, 2017 04:41 UTC