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Most readers will probably know that Thailand judges can hand out sentences that go into scores of years in prison, but by law these sentences are automatically reduced to a maximum of 50 years. Most will also know that "useful testimony" can lead to a reduced sentence and that a "confession" means that sentences are…
Bangkok-Paris. 19 June 2022 — The number of individuals charged with royal defamation has passed 200 in just over 18 months in Thailand, the (...)
Thanks to a reader for pointing out a recent op-ed by academic Mark S. Cogan at the Southeast Asia Globe. "Thailand’s human rights narrative runs contrary to reality, even at the UN" has the following sub-header: Despite cases of lèse-majesté piling up and pro-democracy protesters facing serious charges like sedition, Thailand’s third time through the…