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| Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul |
BBC News
A political activist has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in Thailand for insulting the monarchy.
Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul was found guilty of violating strict lese majeste laws that seek to protect the king, queen and heir to the throne.
She was convicted on three counts of defaming the monarchy at political rallies in 2008.
Hers is the latest in a series of high-profile cases to be brought under the lese majeste laws.
Ms Daranee - better known as "Da Torpedo" for her aggressive manner of speaking - has said she would not appeal against the sentence.
"I have no will to keep fighting and I will neither lodge an appeal nor seek a royal pardon," she told the Associated Press.
In 2009 Ms Daranee was sentenced to 18 years' jail for the same offences, but an appeals court ordered a retrial because the original proceedings were heard behind closed doors.
"What Daranee did was against the law," the trial judge said delivering the verdict on Thursday.
"She had committed this crime several times, so there was a charge of five years for each offence."
Last week, Thai-born American citizen Joe Gordon was given two-and-a-half years in jail for defaming the royal family.
And last month Amphon Tangnoppakul, 61, was jailed for 20 years for sending messages from his mobile phone that were deemed offensive.
The United States and the European Union have both expressed concern about the recent cases.
9 comments:
Yeah Lese Maajesty Laws were created by King Bhumibol himself after the absolute monarchy was taken away during his uncle reigned. But Bhumibol managed to bring it back but in a different model called "Lese Majesty Laws".
Now Bhumibol has all the power to do whatever he and his family want.
1) No one dares to question his authority why did he shoot his brother, King Mahidol?
2) No one including his wife, Sirikit didn't dare to question him why did he kill so many including his wife's boy friend, colonel Colonel Narongdej Nandha-phothidej?
3) No one dares to question him why did he pregnant his sister in law, Sirikit's young sister, named Bosba then sent her away to marry another man leave his daughter with Bosba become bastard child? Oh yeahh many girls.
4) No one dares to question why his son killed Thai people like his toys and why did his son choose a porn star to be a future Thais' queen? .. too many more Bhumibol killed.
Good Daranee is so brave, she is not scared of death at least she unmasked the crimes Bhumibol did.
siem king my ass! siem king is a gang .
siam kings make thai super power
possible, so they deserve high dignity, but khmer leaders are viet slave.
i praise thai king...
and condemn khmer leaders
Why is there any body from the International community are crying for Democracy in Thailand ??
Is the so call "Democracy" in Thailand real ??????
If Daranee was a khmer citizen, I beleive she will throw her bloody kotex on the head Ah stupid sdach khmer gang.
proper Khmer, cannot write proper English, cannot write proper French:
What are all of you dumb idiot Khmer going to do besides leasing everything out for 99 years and being Viet's slave for the rest of all of you dumb idiot Khmer's life?
What are you going to do?
Que va-t-on faire?
ធើអីកើតក្រៅពីខ្ញុំយួន?
Can you tell us that much?
ប្រាប់មកមើល?
Dites nous?
Ms. Soap
ME SOAP OR AH SOAP,
ME DUMB
AH DUMB
ME EVIL/VIETS
AH EVIL/VIETS
ME DEVIL/VIETS
AH DEVIL/VIETS
ME ASS HOLE
AH ASS HOLE
ME STINKY ASS AH STINKY ASS, DOG EATER, KHMERS KILLER
YOU ARE A EVIL DUMB VIETCONGS BITCH, SO BE CAREFUL!
WATCH OUT VIETCONGS BITCH!
10:26 AM
I just read the comment by this person aka Ms Soap, and I don;t understand why you attacked this person for making a legitimate comment/question?
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Let me reply to Ms. Soap.
MS: proper Khmer, cannot write proper English, cannot write proper French:
My answer: So who cares as long as you can udnerstand.
MS: What are all of you dumb idiot Khmer going to do besides leasing everything out for 99 years and being Viet's slave for the rest of all of you dumb idiot Khmer's life?
My answer: I didn't lease any piece of the land to Yuon, it was Hun Sen. How do you know Viets will survive in 99 years to come with this kind of Climate changes, and beside I let God take care of humans' destiny.
What are you going to do?
Que va-t-on faire?
ធើអីកើតក្រៅពីខ្ញុំយួន?
Can you tell us that much?
ប្រាប់មកមើល?
Dites nous?
My answer: Don't worry about it. Karma is taking humans' stupidities. Thing can happen, Yuon or no Yuon, they all going to die, and you too.
go girl! tell them you want your freedom, period!
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