A Thai political activist was sentenced on Tuesday to seven and a half years in prison in the latest in a series of convictions under the kingdom's controversial royal defamation laws.
The Criminal Court in Bangkok found Surachai Danwattananusorn guilty of insulting the Thai monarchy during several public speeches he gave to supporters of his "Red Siam" group in 2008 and 2010.
"This case is political motivated," his lawyer Karom Polpornklang told AFP, adding that he planned to appeal the verdict.
Red Siam is a hardcore offshoot of the Red Shirt movement, which is broadly loyal to fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by royalist generals in a 2006 coup. Full story...
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The Criminal Court in Bangkok found Surachai Danwattananusorn guilty of insulting the Thai monarchy during several public speeches he gave to supporters of his "Red Siam" group in 2008 and 2010.
"This case is political motivated," his lawyer Karom Polpornklang told AFP, adding that he planned to appeal the verdict.
Red Siam is a hardcore offshoot of the Red Shirt movement, which is broadly loyal to fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by royalist generals in a 2006 coup. Full story...
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