Abhisit, the leader of the Democrat Party, filed his defamation case against Jatuporn, chairman of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), in June 2009. He said if the red-shirt leader was sick, the department would ensure he gets medical care but would not take him to an outside hospital. But he defected to Thaksin Shinawatra’s new Thai Rak Thai Party two years later. After it was dissolved, he moved to the Pheu Thai Party, which is considered another proxy of Thaksin. In March 2014, Jatuporn was named the top UDD leader, replacing Thida Thavornseth.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 20, 2017 17:37 UTC