Two students from Chiang Mai University (CMU) have been found guilty of royal defamation and violation of the 1979 Flag Act for an art installation piece exhibited at an event in March 2021.

The Chiang Mai Provincial Court has dismissed a royal defamation charge against Ramil, a student at Chiang Mai University, for his performance in front of the university, stating that the evidence presented by the prosecution did not show Ramil's malicious intent in relation to the Section 112 offence.

<p>Chiang Mai University student and performance artist Withaya Khlangnin is facing another royal defamation charge for staging a performance in front of the university on 1 May 2021 to demand the release of detained activists.</p>

<p>Meet &ldquo;Artn&rsquo;t,&quot; a group of Chiang Mai-based artists and students using art as a tool of resistance and a challenge against the status quo.</p>

<p><a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/9224">Two Chiang Mai University students</a> reported to the police yesterday (11 May) after being summoned on a royal defamation charge over an art installation piece, while an artists&rsquo; network has called on the University to defend their freedom</p>

<p>Two students from Chiang Mai University have received police summonses on charges under the lèse majesté law and the 1979 Flag Act for an art installation piece exhibited at an event in March 2021.</p>