Next demand for release to appeal a royal defamation conviction is denied by the court.
PUBLISHED: 14:17 on October 17, 2023.
According to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights( TLHR ), a second request for bail has been denied for human rights attorney Arnon Nampa, who is defending his four-year sentence for royal defamation.
Given the seriousness of the allegations against Mr. Arnon and the possibility that he may try to flee if released, the Court of Appeal decided on Monday that the initial purchase denying release on bail should not be changed.
In more than 39 situations, Mr. Arnon’s attorneys claimed that their client had no intention of running away because he was representing plaintiffs in authorities in Bangkok and other provinces.
They also mentioned that the advocate returned to Thailand and reported to the Southern Bangkok Criminal Court after being permitted to visit South Korea in May to collect the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights.
Since being sentenced on September 26 and being imprisoned at the Bangkok Remand Prison in connection with a speech he gave at an October 2020 pro-democracy exchange, Mr. Arnon has been there.
Under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lesser-majest laws, he is also facing 13 additional fees.
Since the start of the Free Youth demonstrations in July 2020, 1, 925 individuals have been charged with social participation and appearance, according to statistics from TLHR to August 31 of this year. 130 people have been charged with sedition under Part 116, and at least 257 people are facing charges in Part 112.