The image is from a report on Darunee’s sentencing at the website “Women on the Web” – © Shutterstock
The following are known cases that have gone to court and seen convictions for the political crime of lese majeste and related convictions under the Computer Crimes Act.
PPT acknowledges that this is a very limited listing. There are no accurate figure on how many prisoners are held in jail for lese majeste:
Akechai Hongkangwarn (convicted and sentenced to 5 years and 100,000 baht; reduced to 3 years; appealing)
Ampol Tangnopakul (convicted and jailed for 20 years; died while incarcerated)
Boonyuen Prasertying (convicted, jailed and pardoned after serving jail time)
Chiranuch Premchaiporn (convicted, suspended sentence and fine)
Darunee Charnchoensilpakul (initially convicted and jailed for 18 years; appeal was upheld, but held in jail until a new trial in 2011; again found guilty and sentenced to 15 years)
Joe Gordon (convicted after pleading guilty but professing innocence; jailed for 5 years, reduced to 2.5 years due to the guilty plea. Now released)
Khatha Pachachirayapong (convicted and sentenced to 6 years reduced to 4; appealing)
Harry Nicolaides (convicted, jailed, pardoned and deported to Australia)
Nat Sattayapornpisut (convicted, jailed for 4.5 years, based on guilty plea; released after serving 2 years and 4 months)
Papatchanan Ching-in (convicted, sentenced to 3 years. Appealing and on bail)
Sathian Rattanawong (convicted, sentenced to 6 years and fined 100,000 baht; released 2 February 2013)
Somyos Pruksakasemsuk (convicted and sentenced to 10+1 years; 5 years on each of two lese majeste charges, with an extra year added from a previous suspended sentence for having insulted one of the leaders of the 2006 military coup; appealing)
Suchart Nakbangsai/Worawut Thanangkorn (convicted, jailed, pardoned and released after serving 1 year and 11 months)
Surachai Danwattananusorn (Surachai Sae Dan) (convicted on several charges following a guilty plea. Sentenced to a total of 25 years, halved because of the guilty pleas)
Suriyan Kokpuey (convicted, sentenced to 6 years. Halved for guilty plea. Pardoned and released after serving 1 year and 6 months and a total of 1 year and 9 months in jail)
Suwicha Thakor (convicted, jailed and pardoned after serving jail time)
Tanthawut Taweewarodomkul (convicted and jailed for 13 years)
Uthai (family name unknown) (convicted and sentenced to 3 years, suspended for 2 years)
Wanchai Saetan (convicted in secret trials and sentenced to 15 years)
Yoswaris Chuklom/Jeng Dokchik (convicted and sentenced to 3 years, reduced to 2 years; appealing and released on bail)
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