3 lese majeste detainees still on hunger strike as one other dies
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THREE DETAINEES facing lese majeste charges are still reportedly on a hunger strike in prison whilst one other was pronounced dead today (May 14). The three street activists earlier arrested and currently detained in prison under the lawsuits pertaining to lese majeste, also known as Section 112 of the Criminal […]
Read MoreAnon gets 2 years and 20 days in jail in lese majeste case
PROMINENT activist lawyer Anon Nampha has been sentenced to two years and 20 days in jail for violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, the Emergency Decree, the Communicable Diseases Act and the Advertising Control Act over using an amplifier, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. 29) This case […]
Read MoreOAG puts off lese majeste lawsuit against Thaksin till late May
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL today (Apr. 10) postponed a decision till late next month as to whether to forward a lese majeste lawsuit against de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra. In today’s press conference, OAG spokesperson Prayut Petchkhun said whether or not the agency may finally […]
Read MoreJakrapob coming back after 15 years in self-exile
By Thai Newsroom Reporters JAKRAPOB PENKAIR, former minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, is coming back tomorrow (Mar. 28) after 15 years in self-exile abroad. The outspoken Jakrapob posted on his Facebook page today to say he is returning home tomorrow but it remains to be seen whether he will be immediately arrested […]
Read MoreElection Commission launches Move Forward dissolution bid
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION today (Mar. 12) unanimously resolved to have the Move Forward dissolved by court on grounds of allegedly breaching the draconian lese majeste law. The polling agency’s members made the unanimous decision to file a partisan dissolution lawsuit with the Constitutional Court against the Move Forward for allegedly […]
Read MoreRoyal motorcade honker’s condition worsens after 9 days on hunger strike
ONE OF two activists who have been on hunger strike for nine days after being placed on an initial 12-day detention following their arrest for honking their car horn at a royal motorcade on Feb. 4 was rushed to Thammasat Hospital from the Corrections Department Hospital after her condition deteriorated, Amarin TV said this […]
Read MoreOAG not deciding on lese majeste case against Thaksin till April 10
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL will remain undecided as to whether to proceed with a lese majeste lawsuit against de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra until April 10. OAG spokesperson Prayut Petcharakhun confirmed today (Feb.19) the agency is not going to decide whether to put forward the […]
Read MoreThaksin unlikely to be held in custody for lese majeste charges
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IT WILL BE UNLIKELY FOR de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra to be held in custody by the authorities on lese majeste charges, said a partisan source today (Feb.18). In case that the Office of the Attorney-General may proceed with a lese majeste lawsuit in the Criminal […]
Read MoreJustice minister confirms Thaksin has been granted parole
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS-CUM-CONVICT Thaksin Shinawatra has already been granted parole, confirmed Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong today (Feb.13). After spending half of his curtailed, one-year jail sentence accounting for a six-month period at Police Hospital since August, the de facto Pheu Thai boss is being released on parole among […]
Read MorePaetongtarn’s puzzling statement on Thaksin’s lese majeste questioning
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra today (Feb.9) made a puzzling statement about her father/de facto party boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra, saying he has already been questioned by public prosecutors over lese majeste charges and is anticipated to literally return home. Paetongtarn told reporters that public prosecutors have already questioned […]
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