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List Of Prosecuted Lèse Majesté Cases In Thailand
This is the list of prosecuted lèse majesté cases in Thailand. Notable cases } — known familiarly as "Ah Kong" , Accused of sending four short message service (SMS) messages from his cell phones. The messages were deemed offensive to the King and Queen of Thailand. He was denied bail on eight occasions and died from liver cancer in a prison hospital at the age of 61 while serving a 20–year prison sentence. Amnesty International named Ampon Tangnoppakul a prisoner of conscience in 2011. , - , Jan 2013 , Somyot Prueksakasemsuk , Magazine editor and activist , Sentenced to ten years in prison, convicted of publishing two articles under a pseudonym that made negative references to the crown in his now-defunct magazine ''Voice of Taksin''. Amnesty International has designated Somyot Prueksakasemsuk a prisoner of conscience. , - , Sep 2013 , Yuthapoom Martnok , , Accused of lèse majesté by his brother, and "has been jailed for a year in a Bangkok prison" wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great in 1987 (officially conferred by King Vajiralongkorn in 2019), was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama IX. Reigning since 9 June 1946, he was the world's longest-reigning current head of state from the death of Emperor Hirohito of Japan in 1989 until his own death in 2016, and is the third-longest verified reigning sovereign monarch in world history after King Louis XIV and Queen Elizabeth II, reigning for 70 years and 126 days. During his reign, he was served by a total of 30 prime ministers beginning with Pridi Banomyong and ending with Prayut Chan-o-cha. ''Forbes'' estimated Bhumibol's fortune – including property and investments managed by the Crown Property Bureau, a body that is neither private n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somyot Prueksakasemsuk
Somyot Prueksakasemsuk ( th, สมยศ พฤกษาเกษมสุข) is Thai activist and magazine editor who in 2013 was sentenced to eleven years' imprisonment for lese majeste Lese may refer to: People * Grigore Leșe (born 1954), Romanian musician Places * Leše, Litija, Slovenia * Leše, Prevalje, Slovenia * Leše, Tržič, Slovenia * Lese River, Democratic Republic of the Congo Other * Lese language See also * ... against King Bhumibol Adulyadej. His sentence drew protest from the European Union and from numerous human rights groups, including Amnesty International, which designated him a prisoner of conscience. He was an editor of the “Voice of Thaksin” (Voice of the Oppressed) magazine and a prominent labour rights activist affiliated with the Democratic Alliance of Trade Unions who protested for Thai labour law reform. First lese majeste incident Somyot is a member of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, "red shirts", a movement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bail
Bail is a set of pre-trial restrictions that are imposed on a suspect to ensure that they will not hamper the judicial process. Bail is the conditional release of a defendant with the promise to appear in court when required. In some countries, especially the United States, bail usually implies a bail bond, a deposit of money or some form of property to the court by the suspect in return for the release from pre-trial detention. If the suspect does not return to court, the bail is forfeited and the suspect may possibly be brought up on charges of the crime of failure to appear. If the suspect returns to make all their required appearances, bail is returned after the trial is concluded. In other countries, such as the United Kingdom, bail is more likely to consist of a set of restrictions that the suspect will have to abide by for a set period of time. Under this usage, bail can be given both before and after charge. For minor crimes, a defendant may be summoned to court witho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ampon Tangnoppakul
Ampon Tangnoppakul ( th, อำพล ตั้งนพกุล; ; 1 January 1948 – 8 May 2012), commonly known in Thai as Ah Kong (; meaning 'grandpa') or in English as Uncle SMS, was a Thai national accused of sending four Short Message Service (SMS) messages from his cell phones to Somkiat Khrongwatthanasuk, secretary of then Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva that were deemed offensive to the Monarch of Thailand, King and Queen of Thailand, as proscribed by section 112 of the Law of Thailand#Criminal Law, Criminal Code of Thailand and the law on computer-related offences. Having been found guilty of four charges in November 2011, he was sentenced by the Criminal Court of Thailand, Criminal Court to four consecutive five-year terms, for a total of twenty years in prison. His death in prison during the first year of his sentence attracted national and international criticism, prompting a national discussion of Lèse majesté in Thailand, Thailand's lèse majesté law. Backg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Thai Political Protests
The 2010 Thai political protests were a series of political protests that were organised by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) (also known as " Red Shirts") in Bangkok, Thailand from 12 March–19 May 2010 against the Democrat Party-led government. The UDD called for Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament and hold elections earlier than the end of term elections scheduled in 2012. The UDD demanded that the government stand down, but negotiations to set an election date failed. The protests escalated into prolonged violent confrontations between the protesters and the military, and attempts to negotiate a ceasefire failed. More than 80 civilians and six soldiers were killed, and more than 2,100 injured by the time the military violently put down the protest on 19 May. Overview Popular opposition to Abhisit Vejjajiva's government rose throughout 2009, due to the controversial 2008 "judicial coup" that banned the Palang Prachachon Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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