Four Red Shirt leaders on Monday morning appeared at the Criminal Court to hear evidence against them involving alleged besieging the residence of Privy Council president and former prime minister Prem Tinsulanonda in 2007.
The four suspects were Veera Musikapong, Nuttawut Saikua, weng Tojirakarn and Wiphuthalaeng Phatthanaphumthai.
They were charged with assembling in a group of more than 10 people, causing disturbances at Gen Prem Tinsulanonda's Sisao Thewes residence on July 22, 2007, and obstructing the operations of security officials.
The four earlier testified in court on July 8 after being indicted on charges of leading the red shirts besieging the Bangkok home of Gen Prem. At that time they denied all charges.
They are now detained at the Bangkok Remand Prison on terrorism charges for their roles in the anti-government protest during April-May that turned violent with grenade attacks and arsons in the capital and some provinces in the North and Northeast.
On July 22, 2007, the four allegedly led thousands of red shirts protesters to surround the home of Gen Prem at Si Sao Thewes, calling for him to resign as Privy Council president.
Apart from the four, three other leaders were indicted on the same charges last year -- Nopparut Vorachitwutthikul, Veerasak Hemthilin, and Wanchai Naphuttha.