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August 2015: Record-Breaking of lèse majesté cases and the bombing predictor arrested.
Period |
22 May 2014 – 30 August 2015
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August 2015 |
---|---|---|
Number of individuals summoned |
782 | 5 |
Number of individuals arrested | 479 | 4 |
Arrests at peaceful demonstrations | 209 | - |
Individuals prosecuted before military court | 144 | - |
Individuals prosecuted before civilian court | 47 | 1 |
Number of individuals charged with lese majeste offense (Article 112) | 53 | - |
Number of individuals detained under lese majeste charge | 46 |
6 August 2015. Chiang Rai Provincial Military Court sentenced Samak, a man from Chinag Rai Province, who had a record of mental illness treatment, for a lese majeste crime to 10 years imprisonment. Samak confessed that he used a knife to damage the royal portrait, according to the plaintiff’s accusation. The court reduced half of the sentence to 5 years.
posting the bombing prediction. Wichawej hasn’t been charged initially.
Politician criticising the Government “were called to army camp”. While the army visited academics’ and activists’ places “as usual”.
Same Sky Books’ Facebook posted a message read; on 15.00 hrs. on 7 August 2015, army personnel from 5th Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Laksi, came to buy some magazines. Later on 25 August 2015, Thanapol Eawsakul, Same Sky Books editor, posted on his Facebook that around 13.45 hrs. 5 army personnel from 5th Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Quartermaster Department Royal Thai Army, visited the office. They said that they came to introduce themselves as usual. It was because their forces and duties were replaced.
8 August 2015. Surapot Taweesak, posted a message read; the army visited. It was their shift to meet designated people. There was nothing in particular. Surapot said that it was their 4th visits. Surapot is an academic, who criticises political and social issues on his Facebook.
26 August 2015. Pansak Srithep, a “Resistant Citizen” activist, who was prosecuted for “My Dear Election” and "March for Justice" events, posted on Facebook around 11.50 hrs. read; “it was a normal visit”, the chief of a four-staff squad said. It was presumed that army personnel visited his place.
Other Prosecutions of Political Accusations
Assemblies and Public Activities were blocked. The Army told youth camp organiser that without permission, they could be charged under Public Assembly Act.