Lèse-majesté

Report on Lèse Majesté prisoners after 2014 coup
Coup makers, since 1976 coup d’etat, have regularly cited a surge of lese majeste as a prerequisite for overthrowing an elected government. The 2006 coup, when lese majeste was cited as one of the major reasons, marked a surge of the lese majeste cases. The atrocity in April-May 2010, where almost...
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New lese majeste precedence set by Thailand’s public prosecutors and Court
On 12 December 2013, the Criminal Court in Bangkok read a verdict on the case in which Mr. Kittithon, aka “kenji”, posted a message deemed defamatory to the King and the Queen of Thailand in dangdd.com or internetfreedom website. The accused was convicted to jail term by Article 112 of the Penal...
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No ‘reasonable person’ in criminal law: an analysis of the verdict in the case of Ekkachai the CD Seller
On 28 March 2013, the Criminal Court read its verdict sentencing Ekkachai H. to five years’ imprisonment and a 100,000 baht fine. Because the defendant’s testimony was useful, the court reduced the sentence by a third, to three years and four months in jail and a 66,666 baht fine. Ekkachai was...
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