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Shooting the messenger: On Chiranuch’s verdict delay
By Siam Voices Tue, May 01, 2012 3:35AM UTC View Comments
By Lisa Gardner As reported widely and so too here at Siam Voices: Yesterday, with the eyes of international media upon it, Thailand’s judiciary would delay the delivery of a final verdict in the ongoing case of Prachatai executive director Chiranuch Premchaiporn. While Chiranuch is not accused of having written the offensive comments in question, she...
Verdict on Prachatai webmaster Chiranuch Premchaiporn postponed
By Siam Voices Mon, Apr 30, 2012 9:00AM UTC View Comments
Today at 10.00 AM (Bangkok time) the Thai Criminal Court will give its verdict against Chiranuch “Jiew” Premchaiporn, the webmaster of the news website Prachatai. Chiranuch is being prosecuted for failing to delete 10 comments made by others that are deemed insulting to the monarchy not quickly enough. She has been arrested in 2009 and...
Verdict in Chiranuch’s case to be handed down on April 30
By Bangkok Pundit Fri, Apr 27, 2012 10:00AM UTC Comments Off
In 2009, the police raided Prachatai, a popular online news website, and arrested the online editor Chiranuch Premchaiporn. Chiranuch was charged under the Computer Crimes Act as she did not delete comments posted by readers that were alleged to constitute lese majeste. More posts on her arrest and the aftermath here, here and here. Then, in 2010, Chiranuch was arrested again… after attending a...
International pressure mounts against Thailand’s Lese Majeste law
By Siam Voices Fri, Oct 14, 2011 9:30AM UTC View Comments
By Saksith Saiyasombut The rising awareness of Thailand’s draconian lèse majesté law is gaining scrutiny from the international community after several countries have questioned and criticized Article 112 of Thailand’s criminal code during a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Every four years, all members of the United Nations...
Thailand’s lese majeste law claims another victim, opposition grows
By Siam Voices Tue, Aug 16, 2011 11:09AM UTC View Comments
By Saksith Saiyasombut Earlier this month, a 23-year-old graduate from the Kasetsart University has been arrested for allegedly posting content on his blog that is deemed insulting to the monarchy – also known as lèse majesté. Prachatai and The Nation’s Pravit Rojanaphruk (and unsurprisingly no one else) with the details: The person who filed the...
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