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Case name
Name of persons / Name of Media
Sudsanguan
Case status
คำอธิบายสถานะคดี ภาษาอังกฤษ
Judgment / End of trial
Status of Accused
served penalty
Offense / order
Others (Section 198 of Criminal Code, Section 31(1) of Civil Procedure Code)
Name of persons / Name of Media | Status of Accused |
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Darunee | Offender at large |
Picha | Others (Dead) |
Summary
Background of accused
Daruni or Da is a popular business woman of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD). After Thailand's coup d'etat in 2014, she moved to another country as a political refugee.
Sudsa-nguan or Professor Toom is the second accused. She graduated from Thammasat University with a Bachelor's degree in law before studying for a Master’s degree at California University, USA in the field of criminology and law enforcement. She used to be a professor at the Faculty of Social Administration, Thammasat University.
Picha is the third accused. She used to be a lawyer for UDD. She died from a traffic accident during the proceeding of the trial court in 2015.
Legal Claims
Others (Contempt of Court)
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Form of restriction on freedom
Charge filed
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Type of media
Public Assembly
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Province
Bangkok
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Court
Civil Court
On 21 February 2016 Daruni, Sudsa-nguan and Picha, along with more than a hundred other demonstrators, placed a flower wreath and displayed picket signs which stated "Dear Unfairness of the Civil Court ". They also used microphones and loudspeakers to sing a satirical song about the Civil Court's decision and yelled the word "unfairness ". There were some people brought a balance and a shivalinga as a prop and took their photo in front of the Civil Court. It was discourteous behaviour in the vicinity of the court and is considered as a contempt of court.