A court in Thailand sentenced a "Red Shirt" political activist to 15 years in prison for insulting the monarchy, the latest in a series of convictions under the kingdom's lese majeste laws.
Daranee Charnchoengsilapakul, a hardcore supporter of Thailand's ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was accused of defaming the royals during speeches at political rallies in 2008.
"The Criminal Court convicted her on three counts as she committed offences on three different occasions, and sentenced her to five years for each," her lawyer Prawais Prapannugool told AFP on Thursday.
"She said she will not appeal her sentence because she lost her faith in the judicial system and she is convinced that she will not receive a fair trial," he added. Full story...
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Daranee Charnchoengsilapakul, a hardcore supporter of Thailand's ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was accused of defaming the royals during speeches at political rallies in 2008.
"The Criminal Court convicted her on three counts as she committed offences on three different occasions, and sentenced her to five years for each," her lawyer Prawais Prapannugool told AFP on Thursday.
"She said she will not appeal her sentence because she lost her faith in the judicial system and she is convinced that she will not receive a fair trial," he added. Full story...
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