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Key Thai opposition figure faces royal defamation charge Issued on: 3 min Bangkok (AFP) A Thai billionaire opposition figure was accused Wednesday of defaming the monarchy, a day after a court sentenced a former civil servant to more than 40 years in jail for lese majeste crimes. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, founder of the now-dissolved Future Forward Party, was accused of contravening Thailands strict royal defamation laws by posting a video Monday criticising the governments vaccine strat...

Lese majeste offender convicted, then released published : 19 Jan 2021 at 05:44 15 Siraphop Korn-arut leaves the Criminal Court after being sentenced to jail. He was freed as he had already been remanded in custody for longer than the prison term. (Photo by Varuth Hirunyatheb) The Criminal Court on Monday jailed a freelance writer known as "Rung Sila" for four years and six months for lese majeste and violating the Computer Crimes Act. The...

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Heard alleges that her former husband has deployed social media bots against her in alleged violation of Virginias Computer Crimes Act. She says hes directed a concerted effort to tarnish her career and interfere with endorsements and acting gigs as retaliation for what she has publicly claimed about their troubled marriage. As for Heards story of being abused, after Depp attorney Adam Waldman told media outlets that it was "fake" and all part of a "sexual violence hoax," Heard included defamat...

Porn suspect had been GSU-Newton campus student government leader Carlos Porter - photo by Courtesy of the Newton County Sheriffs Office COVINGTON, Ga. — A Newton County resident facing charges of uploading child pornography had been a student government leader at Georgia State Universitys Newton campus and a candidate for Student Government Association president for its Atlanta campus before his early December arrest. The ...

22 12 2020 There’s been quite a lot of commentary on the protests, some motivated by the avalanche of lese majeste cases and some by the fact that the end of the year begs for reviews. One that caught our attention is by Matthew Wheeler, Senior Analyst for Southeast Asia at the International Crisis Group. It is quite a reasonable and careful rundown of events prompting the demonstrations and the call for reform of the monarchy. The lese majeste cases pile higher and higher. In ...

Sedition case against Chaturon dismissed 5 published : 22 Dec 2020 at 16:48 5 Former deputy prime minister Chaturon Chaisaeng is arrested by soldiers at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand on May 27, 2014 after voicing his opposition to the military coup five days previously. He was charged with sedition. (File photo by Kosol Nakachol) The Criminal Court on Tuesday dismissed charges of sedition brought by the military junta against f...

Ja News mother cleared of lese majeste published : 22 Dec 2020 at 15:06 Patnaree Chankit (file photo) The Criminal Court on Tuesday dismissed four-year-old lese majeste charges against Patnaree Chankit, mother of political activist Sirawith Seritiwat, alias Ja New, filed under Section 112 and the Computer Crimes Act. The case was initially filed with the military court and later transferred to the Criminal Court. The prosecution had charged ...

Thailand: UN rights office deeply troubled by treason charges for protestors India Blooms New York, Dec. 19 -- Thailands decision to charge protestors with treason is deeply troubling, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday following the arrest of at least 35 activists, including a teenager, in recent weeks The protestors were charged under the lese-majeste provision of the countrys criminal code, which prohibits defaming, insulting or threatening the royal family, an...

UN rights office deeply troubled by treason charges for protestors December 19, 2020 A demonstration takes place on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand. — courtesy Unsplash/Kitthitorn Chaiyuthapoo GENEVA — Thailand’s decision to charge protestors with treason is deeply troubling, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Friday following the arrest of at least 35 activists, including a teenager, in recent weeks. The protestors were charged und...