THE Supreme Court today (April 24) accepted a lese majeste case filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) against 44 former MPs of the dissolved Move Forward Party, including the former camp’s leader Pita Limjaroenrat, but decided to not suspend 10 of them who are currently People’s Party MPs, Naewna newspaper said. The court
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Pita clarifies stance before key court ruling
FORMER Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat said in a Facebook post just hours before the Supreme Court was to rule whether it will accept a lese majeste case filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission against 44 former Move Forward MPs, with 10 currently MPs of People’s Party, today (April 24) that the disbanded
Read moreSupreme Court asked to spare 10 People’s MPs’ legislative duties
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE’S LEADER Nattapong Ruengpanyawut today (April 7) insisted that the Supreme Court keep legislative duties of some of his fellow MPs and himself intact from a lese majeste lawsuit being filed against them as the Bhumjaithai-led government’s policy statement is scheduled very shortly for debate at parliament. Nattapong was referring
Read moreCourt adds to Arnon’s jail time in Section 112 case
By Amarin TV and Reuters – published by The Straits Times THE Ratchada Criminal Court today (Feb. 20) sentenced jailed activist lawyer Arnon Nampha and three other defendants to two years and eight months in prison without parole for violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law. The other three
Read moreDozen designated People’s MPs retroactively charged with lese majeste lawsuit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A DOZEN DESIGNATED People’s MPs including party leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut were today (Feb.9) retroactively charged with breaching the lese majeste law by the National Anti-Corruption Commission. The anti-graft agency’s resolution unanimously adopted only a day after the general election had been held on Sunday was to take retroactive, legal action
Read moreActivist’s Section 112 sentence overturned, gets 3 years in jail
THE Appeals Court today (Jan. 19) overturned the lower court’s verdict acquitting a Samut Prakan activist of charges of violating the lese majeste law, or Section 112 of the Criminal Code, and Section 116, a sedition law, and sentenced him to three years in jail without suspension, Naewna newspaper said. The Lawyers for Human
Read moreWhat happened to Thaksin is unacceptable: Pheu Thai MP
A PHEU THAI party-list MP lamented the Supreme Court having ordered de facto party boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra to pay back taxes totalling 17.6 billion baht over the sale of his telecoms firm, Amarin TV said today (Nov. 18). The MP, Mr. Korkaew Phikunthong, said in a Facebook post that what has happened to Thaksin
Read moreOAG to appeal lese majeste lawsuit against Thaksin in Appellate Court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL has finally resolved to appeal a lese majeste lawsuit in the Appellate Court against de facto Pheu Thai boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra. Attorney-General Itthiporn Kaeothip has eventually overruled the resolution of an ad hoc committee attached to the OAG earlier made in favour of the former
Read moreOAG urged to go ahead with lese majeste case against Thaksin in Appellate Court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL was today (Sep.22) pressed to put forward the lese majeste lawsuit earlier filed against de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra in the Appellate Court after it had been lifted by the Criminal Court last month. Members of the People’s Network for Reform in Thailand
Read moreAttorney-General weighing whether to send Thaksin’s lese majeste case to Appellate Court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IT REMAINS TO BE seen whether Attorney-General Itthiporn Kaeothip will file a lese majeste lawsuit against de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra in the Appellate Court now that the Criminal Court has lifted the case and acquitted him today (Aug.22). Though the attorney-general is being given a 30-day time
Read moreThaksin acquitted of violating lese majeste law
By Thai Rath and Naewna newspapers plus Thai Newsroom Reporters THE RATCHA Criminal Court this morning (Aug. 22) dismissed charges of violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, better known as the lese majeste law, and Computer Crimes Act of 2017 against de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra. The court had earlier cross-examined
Read moreFinal decision by prosecutors to drop lese majeste case against American academic
THE Office of Attorney General has announced a final decision to not prosecute Dr. Paul Chambers on charges of lese majeste, also known as Section 112 of the Criminal Code, and violating the Computer Crimes Act, because he was not the one who posted a message at ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore’s website promoting
Read moreAmerican academic loses job at university
AN AMERICAN academic who is now not being prosecuted under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law, has lost his job at Naresuan University with immigration police having also seized his passport, Naewna newspaper said this morning (May 3). Thai Lawyers for Human Rights posted a message saying it had
Read moreAnon gets 2 years and 8 months in another Section 112 case
PROMINENT activist lawyer Anon Nampha was today (Dec. 19) sentenced to two years and eight months in jail for violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, also known as the lese majeste law, Section 116, or the sedition law, the Communicable Disease Act, the Emergency Decree and the Advertising Control Act over a speech
Read moreTwo pro-democracy activists bailed out in lese majeste case
THE Court of Appeals Region 3 today (Sep. 14) granted bail to two leading pro-democracy activists who were yesterday sentenced to jail in a lese majeste case stemming from speeches they gave at a rally in Phu Khieo district of Chaiyaphum province in 2012, Naewna newspaper said. Jatupat “Pai Dao Din” Boonpattararaksa and Atthaphon
Read moreThai dissident jailed for three years over anti-monarchy speech
By AFP and published by CNA A THAI court today (Sep. 13) sentenced one of the kingdom’s leading pro-democracy activists to three years in prison for defaming the monarchy, a human rights lawyers’ group said. Jatupat “Pai Dao Din” Boonpattararaksa was found guilty of violating Thailand’s royal defamation law, or Section 112 of the
Read moreLese majeste charges filed against Warner Music Thailand
ROYALISTS filed lese majeste charges against Warner Music Thailand for doctoring a photo of nine Constitutional Court judges with portraits of Their Majesties King Rama IX and King Rama X in the background edited and hidden to promote Charli XCX’s song “The Apple’s Rotten Right to the Core”, Amarin TV said tonight (Aug. 13).
Read more‘Orange’ supporters urged to gather at Move Forward HQ on judgement day
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD TODAY (July 20) encouraged their supporters to gather at the party’s headquarters on Aug. 7 – the date on which the Constitutional Court is scheduled to judge on a lese majeste lawsuit which could possibly result in a dissolution of the reformist camp. Move Forward leader Chaithawat
Read moreCommentator confirms Penguin ‘has fled’ after no-show at court
AFTER THE Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for activist and protest leader Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, for failing to show up to hear the verdict in case on violating the lese majeste law, or Section 112 of the Criminal Code, and Computer Crimes Act, a popular Internet commentator confirmed that he has
Read moreRule-undermining lawsuit against Move Forward put off
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT today (June 18) postponed the handling of a highly contentious case of the Move Forward’s alleged acts to undermine rule of the country until early next month. The Constitutional Court put off the rule-undermining lawsuit filed by the Election Commission against the Move Forward until July 3.
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