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Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul, aka Da Torpedo. Pic: AP.

Thailand: Da Torpedo gets 15 years for insulting monarchy

By AP News Thu, Dec 15, 2011 4:08PM UTC View Comments

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court has sentenced a political activist to 15 years in prison for insulting the monarchy, the second such action in less than a month. The Criminal Court on Thursday found Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul guilty of violating Thailand’s lese majeste law, which mandates a jail term of three to 15 years for...

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BREAKING Da Torpedo: Thai Constitutional Court finds “secret, closed trial” constitutional

By Andrew Spooner Sun, Jul 24, 2011 6:21PM UTC View Comments

A couple of days ago, I posted a short interview with Thai political prisoner, Daranee Chanchoengsilpakul aka Da Torpedo. I mentioned that her legal team and supporters had been told that the Constitutional Court, to whom Da had filed an appeal in regards to the constitutionality of the secret, closed trial that imprisoned her to 18...

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An interview with Da Torpedo: Thailand’s Lady in the Iron Mask (update)

By Andrew Spooner Fri, Jul 22, 2011 5:24PM UTC View Comments

Small update – Da Torpedo’s appeal is still ongoing and it has now been referred to the Constitutional Court for a final decision. They are expected to pass down their decision on October 17th 2011. It must also be said that in usual circumstances a prisoner undergoing such an appeal process would be freed on...

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FCCT panel on Thailand’s lèse majesté law: ‘Waiting to see how the wind blows’

By Siam Voices Thu, May 26, 2011 6:03PM UTC View Comments

By Lisa Gardner (Guest contributor) With the tone of the debate set: “Lèse majesté,” read the event profile, “A Threat To Thailand’s Democracy,” social critics, academics, researchers, journalists and non-government activists gathered to ignite what has since become a prominent, well-documented debate. How might lèse majesté be applied to stifle legitimate political debate? Soon, however,...

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Da Torpedo: Thailand’s Lady in the Iron Mask – pt 1

By Andrew Spooner Wed, Mar 30, 2011 6:26AM UTC View Comments

Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul aka Da Torpedo... 18 years in prison for a speech. Pic: AP.

This weekend as pictures of the brutal arrest of Iman al-Obeidi at the hands of Libyan security services flashed around the world, on the other side of the planet a diminutive Thai woman, Daranee Chanchoengsilpakul, was trying to get some sleep in an overcrowded Bangkok prison cell. Daranee, aka Da Torpedo, has been sharing this...

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