Banned Book “A Kingdom in Crisis”
Latest Update: 02/12/2016
Defendant
“A Kingdom in Crisis”
Case Status
Other
Case Started
2014
Complainant / Plaintiff
The Royal Thai Police
Table of Content
The Royal Thai Police ordered to prohibit the ordering and the importing of a book "A Kingdom in Crisis" under the Printing Act. The police stated that content of the book was considered to be the defamation against the monarchy. Moreover, content of the book might also effect to national security, peace, and public moral.
Defendant Background
The book named “A Kingdom in Crisis” which written by Andrew MacGregor Mashall, former Reuters journalist and blogger.
This book was published in 2014 by Zed Book publisher, United Kingdom.
The content of this book contained Thailand's deep-rooted political conflict between yellow shirt and red shirt, It also mentioned about the monarchy.
Offense
Printing Act
Allegation
Content of a book “A Kingdom in Crisis” was deemed to defame, insult, or threaten against the king, the queen, the heir to the throne or the Regent.
Moreover, it might affect national security, peace, and public moral.
Circumstance of Arrest
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Trial Observation
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Black Case
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Court
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Additional Info
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Reference
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4 October 2014
South China Morning Post, an online newspaper, published a review of “A Kingdom in Crisis” written David Eimer
8 October 2014
The Independent, an online newspaper, published the review of “A Kingdom in Crisis” written by Andrew Buncombe’
11 November 2014
Pol. Gen. Somyod Poompanmuang signed an order of the Royal Thai Police to prohibit the ordering and the importing of a book “A Kingdom in Crisis” in to the Kingdom of Thailand. Offender can be sentence up to 3 years or fine up to 60,000 Baht, or both.
The book was baned from ordering and importing as its content deemed to defame, insult, or threaten against the king, the queen, the heir to the throne or the Regent.
The order was issued after two foreign news agaencies had published the reviews of the book. The reviews discussed about the political conflict in Thailand as well as mentioned about the monarchy.
12 November 2014
The Royal Thai Police order no. 609/2557 was published in the Royal Gazette.
Verdict
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