Joe Gordon
14 Jun 2011
On 13 June, the lawyer and family of Joe Gordon or Lerpong Wichaikhammat petitioned the Criminal Court for bail, citing the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and his urgent need of medical treatment for high blood pressure and gout.
9 Jun 2011
Joe Gordon wears glasses in the style of John Lennon. They accentuate a sense of his wide-eyed disbelief, at the turn of events that should find him here. "I sleep between men," he says "on the concrete. When I wake up I can barely move."
3 Jun 2011
It is incumbent that the US government support US citizen Joe W. Gordon who has recently been arrested on multiple charges in Thailand, the country of his birth.
28 May 2011
Family of arrested Thai-American citizen Joe Gordon, 54, believe he is innocent of all charges.
On Friday Prachatai reported that Mr. Gordon had been charged on Tuesday "with lèse majesté, inciting unrest and disobedience of the law in public, and disseminating computer data which threatens national security." The DSI allege that he owns a blog which offers a link to download 'The King Never Smiles', a book banned in Thailand.
28 May 2011
A Thai-born dual Thai-US citizen and passport holder was arrested and detained without bail on Thursday for allegedly putting up a computer link to the content of the banned book "The King Never Smiles" on his blog.
27 May 2011
Joe Gordon, 54, has been arrested by the Department of Special Investigation in Nakhon Ratchasima for lèse majesté and computer crimes. The DSI alleges that he owns a blog which offers a link to download The King Never Smiles.
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