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Translated by Tyrell Haberkorn
One segment of society tends to conjure an image of prisoners in Article 112 cases as “hard-core red shirts” or “those who want topple the monarchy.” This image causes many people to view the issue of Article 112 cases in line...
Translated by Prachatai English
Article 112 of the Criminal Code or the lèse majesté law is enacted to protect the King, Queen, Heir-Apparent, and Regent from being defamed, insulted and threatened with harm. It is a law that belongs to the first Section dealing with national security laws and...
Three days after the coup d’état in May, the military made an announcement that cases related to national security, which includes Thailand’s most controversial law, Article 112 of the Criminal Code known as lese
majeste law, would fall under the jurisdiction of the military court.
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Lèse majesté cases under Article 112 of the Criminal Code have gained much attention. Hot debates have flared up every time the Court hands down verdicts on such cases and the opinions expressed tend to be highly polarized.
Part of the online debate is harbored to support a...
In recent years, computers and internet have become increasingly important in our modern lives and, by the same token, the number of the “computer crimes” has been worryingly growing as well. Therefore, the Computer-related Crime Act B.E. 2007 (hereinafter CCA) has been enacted in order to...
