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MP beats lese majeste charge
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/08/2025
» The Criminal Court on Tuesday acquitted People's Party MP and former leader of the We Volunteer (WeVo) activist group, Piyarat "Toto" Chongthep, of lèse-majesté and computer crime charges stemming from a Facebook post.
Woman sentenced to 43 years for royal insult to be freed
Published on 26/08/2025
» A 69-year-old woman who was sentenced to 43 years in prison for lese-majeste will be released on Wednesday under a royal pardon after serving more than 8 years, her lawyers said on Tuesday.
Chiang Rai man’s lese-majeste sentences top 54 years
Published on 04/09/2024
» An appeal court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a Chiang Rai clothing vendor in a third lese-majeste case, bringing his total prison time for the offences to a record 54 years and 6 months, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).
50-year lese-majeste term a record, say lawyers
Published on 18/01/2024
» A Chiang Rai man is facing 50 years in prison for royal defamation after the Court of Appeal found him guilty on more counts in addition to those for which he was sentenced earlier, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) said on Thursday.
UN experts alarmed by rise in royal insult cases
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2021
» United Nations human rights experts on Monday spoke out against Thailand's increasing use of a law forbidding criticism of its royal family, singling out a 43-year sentence for an elderly woman convicted under the law.
Court rejects bail request by Anchan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/01/2021
» The Court of Appeal has thrown out a bail application filed by a former Revenue Department official convicted of lese majeste.