<p>On 3 Oct, Prachatai interviewed the only son of <a href="http://www.prachatai.com/english/category/thanthawut-thaweewarodomkul">Thanthawut Thaweewarodomkul</a>, a lèse majesté prisoner sentenced to 13 years in jail, when he came with his grandpa to visit his father at Bangkok Remand Prison for the first time since the end of his school semester.</p>
<p>A woman and a guard for the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship have been sentenced to prison for detaining and attacking soldiers during red-shirt rallies in 2009.</p>
<p>A villager in Roi Et province in northeastern Thailand has been tried for allegedly distributing leaflets with offensive content, and expects to hear the court’s ruling in November.</p>
By Sinfah Tunsarawuth |
<p><em>The Constitutional Court has published its rulings on lese majeste defendants' petitions on whether or not the lese majeste law is in violation of the constitution. </em></p>
<p>Chiranuch Premchaiporn, Director of Prachatai, has appealed against the court verdict which found her guilty under the cyber crime law.</p>
<p>On 26 Sept, Michel Maas, a reporter from the Netherlands, testified to the Department of Special Investigation as a witness to the crackdown on red-shirt protesters in May 2010.</p>
<p>Press release for the final report of the Truth for Reconciliation Commission of Thailand on April - May 2010 crackdown (see attached)</p>
<p>A special lecture "The Coming Clash with China?" by Professor Christopher Coker from London School of Economics (LSE) and a panel Discussion on "The South China Sea Controversy: The Role of ASEAN, China and the United States", organized by the Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS) at Chulalongkorn University on 30 Aug.</p>
<p>Panelists include: Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Fellow, ISIS Thailand; Robert W. Fitts, Director, American Studies Program; Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Director, ISIS Thailand. </p>
<p>On 24 Aug, <a href="http://www.prachatai.com/english/category/warawut-thanangkorn">Warawut Thanangkorn</a>, aka Suchart Nakbangsai, and <a href="http://www.prachatai.com/english/category/suriyan-kokpuey">Suriyan Kokpuey</a> were released from Bangkok Remand Prison under the 2012 Royal Decree for Royal Pardon on the occasion of HM the Queen’s birthday on 12 Aug.</p>
<p>‘In the case of Ah Kong, all sides in Thai society have shown a lack of moral courage to do what is right. They have been concerned with their own status, positions and politics, and have done nothing. Ultimately, an ordinary old man has fallen victim, having to die away from his family’, said Somsak Jeamteerasakul, speaking to the crowd who attended the funeral of Amphon Tangnoppakul at Lad Prao Temple in Bangkok on 25 Aug.</p>
<p class="rteleft">Poonsuk Poonsukcharoen, lawyer for Amphon Tangnoppakul, has published a letter from an expert on telecommunication technology in Germany on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/notes/may-poonsukcharoen/%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%87-%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AB%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8D%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%87/10151155571540862">her Facebook page</a>. The letter was intended to be used in the Appeals Court before the appeal was withdrawn.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.prachatai.com/english/category/warawut-thanangkorn">Warawut Thanangkorn</a>, aka Suchart Nakbangsai, and <a href="http://www.prachatai.com/english/category/suriyan-kokpuey">Suriyan Kokpuey</a> were expected to be released today, but their release has been delayed as some documents have yet to be signed by the court.</p>