Constitutional Court hacker gets one year and six months in jail
THE HACKER who broke into the Constitutional Court website and changed the name to kangaroo court was jailed for one year and six months and fined 87,227 baht today (August 18), Naewna newspaper said. The Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek said in its verdict that the defendant, Mr. Wachira Suphathien, 34, had pleaded guilty on the […]
Read MoreDeposed MP might be hit with 10-year jail term, ban from politics
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PALANG PRACHARATH MP SIRA Jenjaka might be put into jail and banned from politics for many years following yesterday’s ruling of the Constitutional Court to deprive him of his MP status, according to Thai Liberal Party leader Seripisut Temiyavej. Seripisut commented that the deposed MP of the ruling party could […]
Read MorePalang Pracharath MP retroactively loses MP status
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OUTSPOKEN PALANG PRACHARATH MP Sira Jenjaka today (Dec. 22) was deprived of his MP status at the order of the Constitutional Court for having been previously convicted of fraud. Seven out of nine judges of the Constitutional Court passed the majority ruling to retroactively terminate the MP status of Sira who […]
Read MoreUN Special Rapporteur disappointed with Constitutional Court ruling
A UNITED NATIONS Special Rapporteur tweeted yesterday (Nov. 19) he was deeply disappointed with the Constitutional Court’s verdict on Nov.10 that three activists used their rights and liberties with the aim of overthrowing democratic institution with the King as head of state according to the first paragraph of Article 49 of Constitution and ordering them […]
Read More85 academics repudiate Constitutional Court’s ruling against monarchical reform bids
By Thai Newsroom Reporters EIGHTY-FIVE UNIVERSITY academics today (Nov. 17) issued a joint statement to repudiate a ruling of the Constitutional Court recently delivered against monarchical reform efforts. These political scientists, historians, sociologists and humanists attached to Chulalongkorn, Thammasat, Silpakorn, Prince of Songkla, Ramkhamhaeng, Chiang Mai and Ubon Ratchathani universities, among others, adopted the […]
Read More‘Absolute monarchy’ protested on Bangkok streets, petition against it lodged to Germany
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRO-DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATORS today (Nov. 14) lodged a petition to Germany where His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn is currently residing via the German Embassy in Bangkok in protest of what they called “absolute monarchy” being allegedly reintroduced in Thailand. The street activists who peacefully gathered at Pathumwan intersection protested against the allegedly […]
Read MoreProtest moved to Pathumwan intersection amid tight control
PROTESTERS from various activist groups including representatives of one from Chiang Mai moved their demonstration from Democracy Monument to Pathumwan intersection after police had closed all the routes to the planned gathering site, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 14). At 3 p.m. the protesters sprayed a message, “This country belongs to the people”, […]
Read MoreContainers placed at Sanam Luang to handle demonstration
WITH a large demonstration looming from 3 p.m. today (Nov. 14) police at noon placed containers and rolled out barbed wire around Sanam Luang to deal with the protesters, Matichon newspaper said. Although the demonstration is to initially take place at Democracy Monument the protesters intend to move to Sanam Luang to hold activities […]
Read MorePolice fully ready for demonstrations taking place today and tomorrow
THE Metropolitan Police Bureau is fully prepared to handle demonstrations taking place today and tomorrow (Nov. 13-14) with those found causing chaos to be immediately arrested, Siam Rath newspaper said. At a press briefing Pol. Maj. Gen. Jirasan Kaewsang-ek, deputy chief of Metropolitan Police Bureau, and Pol. Col. Krisana Pattanacharoen, deputy spokesman of the Royal […]
Read MoreConstitutional Court website hacking suspect arrested
THE Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) police tracked down a suspect in the hacking of the Constitutional Court’s website that was transformed to play American experimental hip-hop group Death Grips’ “Guillotine (It goes Yah)” music video after a ruling was passed against three activists last Wednesday, Sanook.com said today (Nov. 13). The portal’s name […]
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