Sleepless night for Thaksin's convicted lawyer

He told his relatives and friends who visited him at the jail on Thursday morning that he was depressed last night and could not sleep.

Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced Pichit and two other lawyers of Thaksin, to six months in jail after they found guilty of giving a court official, a bag filled with Bt2 million in cash, in early June. The three were legal team of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in charges of abusing power in purchasing Ratchadapisek land.

Meanwhile Thaksin's personal spokesman Pongthep Thepkanjana is scheduled to hold a press conference in the afternoon.

A relative told reporters that Pichit appeared in prisoner's uniform and looked sad when he saw his visitors weeping.

"It is not fair to me. If I really did it, I would not complain," the same relative quoted Pichit as saying.

Supasri Srisawat, one of the convicted, is jailed in the central prison for women, is sick reportedly from stress. The prison will send psychiatrist to talk to her.

Meanwhile police have issued arrest warrant for Thana Tansiri, one of the convicted, who was not present at the Surpreme Court on Wednesday is still at large.