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Case
Case name
Name of persons / Name of Media
Chatchawan
Case status
คำอธิบายสถานะคดี ภาษาอังกฤษ
Judgment / End of trial
Status of Accused
Dismissed
Offense / order
Article 116 Criminal Code
Summary
Chatchawan is an independent journalist in Lampoon province. He was accused of publicizing the picture of a rally against coup and descrice the picture that "Redshirt in Lampoon transform himself to be a 'multi-colors' to protest aganist the coup" on Manager Online, news online website. He was charged with Section 116 of Criminal Code (Sedition).
Background of accused
Chatchawan or Chat Ratchawong is a freelance journalist in Lamphun Province. He has started his career in journalism since 1985, but got into it seriously since 1999 at his hometown, Utaradit Province. Then he moved to Chiang Mai in the end of 1999, and worked as a Public Relation Officer for an organization as well as a reporter for several newspaper agencies. Once he gained more experience, he moved to Lamphun in the end of 2004. He reported the news in Lamphun area to several news agencies such as Manager-online, T-News and Banmuang newspaper which the editorial directions tend to against the elected Phue Thai government. He also established Chatnews newspaper since June, 2004.
Lampun Military officer
Legal Claims
Sedition
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Form of restriction on freedom
Charge filed
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Type of media
Website / Blog
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Province
Chiang Mai
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Court
Chiang Mai Military Court