After the 2006 Thai coup d'état , that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin , and the installation of a military-backed government , Weng approached the opposite political camp , the pro-Thaksin " Red Shirts " . After the fierce " Red Shirts " protests against the government from March to May 2010 , and the bloody military crackdowns in April and May , Weng , alongside other Red Shirt leaders , surrendered to the police on 18 May and was arrested . On 1 December 2010 , his wife Thida was made chairwoman of the UDD . Weng was released on bail terms on 22 February 2011 . He was elected member of parliament on the winning Pheu Thai Party list in the 2011 election
fierce " Red Shirts " protests
2010 Thai political protests
Weng Tojirakarn