Activists on Friday organized an event ""Flood Light at Court" to commemorate the 1st anniversary that Ekkachai Hongkangwan was sentenced to five years imprisonment for lese majeste or Article 112 in the Criminal Code.
Activists on Friday organized an event ""Flood Light at Court" to commemorate the 1st anniversary that Ekkachai Hongkangwan was sentenced to five years imprisonment for lese majeste or Article 112 in the Criminal Code.
On 28 March 2012 the Court of First Instance sentenced 38-year-old Ekkacha ifive years in prison term and fine of 100,000 baht for selling documentary CDs produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation and copies of wikileaks documents deemed defaming to the Queen and the Prince. Later it reduced sentence to three years and four month imprisonment with 66,666 baht fine, stating that defendant’s testimony benefitted the court.
Rea more about Ekkachai case here
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