“Lawyer Anon” sentenced 4 years in prison on royal defamation charge under Section 112
“Lawyer Anon” was given a 4-year prison sentence for defaming the royal family on Facebook. And he will be detained further based on the previous sentences.
Today (17 Jan 2027) a lawyer Anon Nampa, 40 years old, was summoned to appear in the criminal court hearing the black number case 2804/64, seeing that plaintiffs, a criminal prosecutor division 5, brought the defamation of royal family charge against him under Thai Criminal Procedure Code Section 112 and Computer Act B.E.2550 Section 14.
The prosecutor said that lawyer Anon posted a defamation and breeding
resentment against the royal family on the 1st Jan, 2022, on his Facebook account “Anon Nampa”, having 227,786 followers. So, his conduct was illegal.
Today, the court summoned the lawyer Anon from Bangkok Remand Prison to hear the verdict.
The court had considered both testimonies and presented evidence from both sides. The 3 public posts from the defendant’s Facebook account misled audiences’ comprehension. The insults, defamations, and threats to the royal family were considered serious offences.
The lawyer Anon was sentenced to 4 years in prison without suspended
sentences. He had been sentenced to prison for 4 years before because of royal defamation over a speech at the Victory Monument in 2020. So, he was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
The lawyer Anon’s family and friends appeared at the court while he was awaiting trial on the sentence.
Vocabulary related to crime news translation in English
1. Section (n.) = the smallest distinct and numbered subdivisions (มาตรา)
For example:
Section 421. The exercise of a right which can only have the
purpose of causing injury to another person is unlawful.
2. Remand (n.) = The period of time that someone spends in prison before their trial (การคุมขังระหว่างพิจารณา)
For example:
We were on remand for about three months and then we
were up at the Crown court.
3. Verdict (n.) = an official decision made in a court of law, especially about whether someone is guilty of a crime or how a death happened.
(คําพิพากษา)
For example:
He was convicted of spying, but the verdict was later
overturned.
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