The following press release is being distributed to the media regarding Robert Amsterdam’s visit to Bangkok. Time for International Community to Act on Thai Political Crisis, says Thaksin Lawyer BANGKOK, May 12, 2010 – Robert Amsterdam, a lawyer acting on behalf of the former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra, calls upon the international community to respond to the Thai government’s violent crackdown on protestors in Bangkok.



 According to recent media reports, at least 17 people are confirmed dead and 140 injured, many seriously, after the Thai military opened fire with live ammunition on red shirt protesters in the centre of Bangkok yesterday. Three foreigners have been injured, including a French-Canadian journalist who was hit by three bullets and is in a serious condition.