Words against Arnon Nampa then full 14 years, with 10 more circumstances pending
PUBLISHED: 25 Jul 2024 at 17: 17
According to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights ( TLHR ), the activist and human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa received a fourth-quarter sentence on Thursday for lese-majeste and computer crime violations.
The sentence for Arnon may provide a maximum of 14 years, with 10 more cases pending, as a result of the ruling, which follows three earlier beliefs. According to Section 112 of the Criminal Code, royal libel statements are not parallel.
Since receiving a sentence in the first event against him on September 26, 2013, Arnon, 39, has been detained at Bangkok Remand Prison. Numerous loan programs have been rejected.
He was given a 6-year prison sentence by the Criminal Court on Thursday for two social media posts made between January and April 2021. Due to the court’s claims that he provided valuable cooperation, his lawyers claimed, the sentence was afterwards reduced to four years.
Arnon was given a two-year, 20-day, and 100-baht fine in April of this year for insulting the king, breaking an incident decree, and other offenses. The decision relates to a march held in August 2021 outside the Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre in a Harry Potter-themed setting.
He was previously serving eight years in prison on two der guess counts, one of which came after a conversation at a protest in 2020 and the other of which came after a social media post in 2021.
Arnon has played a significant role in the youth-led democracy movement that started rallies in Bangkok in the middle of 2020, demanding adjustments that, incontroversially, included the monarchy’s transformation.
Since July 2020, 1, 954 individuals have been charged for social participation and appearance, according to TLHR data from TLHR as of June 30th, 2018. At least 272 people have been charged with sedition under Area 112, and 152 have been.
An arrest warrant was issued next month for another high-profile figure in the action, Parit” Penguin” Chiwarak, after he failed to appear for a decision in a lese-majeste situation.
Mr. Parit is accused of 25 counts relating to Section 112 transgressions. He was released on bail, but according to local press information, he is believed to have fled the country.
The focus of a Constitutional Court situation that could lead to the disintegration of the criticism Move Forward Party lies at the center of attempts to alter the one of the toughest laws of its kind in the world. The hearing is scheduled for August 7th.
Any lese-majeste complaints required to be filed by the Bureau of the Royal Household, according to the revisions proposed by Move Forward. Any individual or group is at this time lodge a royal slander complaint against anyone else, and police are required to conduct an investigation. The party claims that as a result, politicians and other authority figures have used the law to suppress opposing viewpoints.
The group has even called for reduced words for lese-majeste views.
Current sentences for a faith under Section 112 range from three to fifteen years. Authorities often cite the magnitude of the crime, based on the words, as the reason for denying loan to individuals awaiting trial or appealing their convictions.
On August 3, 2021, a Harry Potter-themed rally was held in front of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center at the Pathumwan crossing. ( Photo: Thai Lawyers for Human Rights )