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The process of keeping a person who has been arrested in a police-cell, remand prison or other detention centre before trial

30 remanded red shirts demand help on bail applications A group of 30 remanded red shirts on Tuesday circulated an open letter calling attention to their detention despite the government’s pledge to grant bail. “Some 104 red shirts are still … Continue reading

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Day 5: Lieutenant Dr. Wiwat Sittisoradej cannot rule out tampering with evidence

Police scientist Lieutenant Dr. Wiwat Sittisoradej copied the contents of a hard drive said to have come from Chiranuch’s laptop computer onto a used hard drive provided by his department and was then able to find eight photos of King … Continue reading

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Day 4: Pairat Yawong, Hua Mark police station’s private lawyer, states “there is already a climate of public suspicion” the Queen was interfering in Thai politics…

In the morning, duplicitous MICT lawyer Somsak Supajirawat, following the lead of the duplicitous Aree Jivorarak on Day One, smiled and waved at Chiranuch, taunting her at her persecution. In the afternoon, Pairat Yawong, a private Bangkok lawyer, a partner … Continue reading

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Day 3: MICT mouthpiece Thanit Prapathanan : easier for MICT to prosecute Prachatai as “posters may be hard to find”

MICT mouthpiece Thanit Prapathanan said that the present, military constitution of Thailand guarantees free speech and no lesser laws may restrict that right… and that parts of the Computer Crimes Act restricted the right of free speech guaranteed by the … Continue reading

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Day 2: Tanthawut Taweewarodomkul

Day Two: Free speech on trial in Thailand Alleged NorPhorChorUSA webmaster Tantawut Taweewarodomkul, nicknamed Kenny, is also facing lèse majesté charges under Thailand’s Computer Crimes Act as well as similar Criminal Code charges. Kenny has been held without bail since … Continue reading

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Daranee Chanchoengsilpakul’s lèse majesté conviction declared mistrial!

Da Torpedo’s lese majeste conviction declared mistrial The Appeals Court on Wednesday declared a mistrial on the lese majeste conviction of Daranee Chanchoengsilpakul, aka Da Torpedo. Under the appellate decision, Daranee will be tried again after the Criminal Court has … Continue reading

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Day 2: ‘Aree Arbiter’ assesses any speech about the monarchy ‘inappropriate’, refuses to admit vendetta against Chiranuch

Aree Jivorarak, who apparently sees himself as elegantiae arbiter in an imperial Thai court of his own imagination, himself judged remarks left on Prachatai’s webboard – the webboard kept ignorant of their impropriety, the remarks’ authors unprosecuted, yet Chiranuch charged … Continue reading

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“I can already make a verdict on this case based upon the information given by the public prosecutor.”

On 31 May, 2010, Chiranuch appeared at the Criminal Court in Rachadapisek Road to submit the names and lists of her witnesses and exculpating evidence to Ms. Chanathip Muangpawong, the head judge. The public prosecutor requested four days to present … Continue reading

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Day 1:Duplicitous Aree Jivorarak admits Chiranuch on trial for alleged criticism of government

Smiling, duplicitous Aree Jivorarak, Thailand’s chief censor, admitted that he had spoken with Chiranuch many times during the period she was being set up without ever telling her of the plot against her, and admitted further today that Chiranuch was … Continue reading

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