BANGKOK – Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has unanimously ruled that 44 former MPs of the now-dissolved Move Forward Party committed serious ethical violations by proposing a bill to amend the country’s lèse-majesté law. Ex-Move Forward MPs to appoint executive committee of a new party The NACC’s decision, announced today, will be forwarded to the […]
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Criminal Court on Friday acquitted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of lese-majeste charges, marking a significant legal victory for the influential billionaire and his powerful political dynasty. The case, stemming from a 2015 media interview given during his exile, was dismissed without the court immediately providing a public explanation. August 22: Judgement […]
The director general of the Region 6 Public Prosecutors’ Office decided today to drop lèse majesté and computer crime charges against American academic Paul Chambers. Thailand revokes visa of American detained on royal insult charge Sakkasem Neesaiyok, spokesman for the Office of the Attorney-General, said in a statement that the decision to drop all charges […]
Thai immigration authorities have revoked the visa of detained American academic Paul Chambers, who is facing a charge of royal defamation, his lawyers said on Wednesday. Bail denied for American scholar charged with royal insult “Lawyers are preparing to appeal the Immigration Bureau’s order within the next 48 hours, and will also appeal the order […]
The Phitsanulok Provincial Court on Tuesday denied a request for bail by a prominent American academic facing a charge of royal defamation. Thai Court Sentences Parit Penguin Chiwarak to Two Years in Prison for Lese-Majeste and Computer Crimes Paul Chambers, a lecturer and special adviser on international affairs at Naresuan University in Phitsanulok, reported to […]
BANGKOK, Aug 19 (TNA) – A Thai court has scheduled witness hearings for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s lese-majeste case to begin in July 2025, following the completion of evidence examination. Thaksin Shinawatra, a free man tomorrow thanks to amnesty by Royal Decree The court has allocated three sessions for prosecution witnesses and four for […]
BANGKOK, Aug 9 (TNA) – Nattapong Ruangpanyawut, the leader of the People’s Party, has reaffirmed on Friday the party’s commitment to amend Thailand’s controversial lese-majeste law, known as Section 112, despite the recent dissolution of its predecessor, the Move Forward Party. Ex-Move Forward MPs to appoint executive committee of a new party Nattapong emphasized that […]
At 10:00 AM on July 31st, 2024, the Thai Criminal Court convened to deliver its verdict in the high-profile lèse-majesté case against Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, a prominent leader of the pro-democracy Ratsadon group. Protest Leader ‘Penguin’ Temporarily Released The prosecution accused Parit of defaming the monarchy under Section 112 of the Criminal Code and violating […]
