Prosecutor v. Chiranuch Premchaiporn
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
خط العرض: 14.993151949142197
خط الطول: 101.22172645702746
- Country Location (مرتبط Case Law)
- Thailand
- Decision Date
- 23 ديسمبر 2015
- Case Status
- أُغلقت / إنتهت
- Case Outcome Procedural
- Remanded for Decision in Accordance with Ruling
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Suspension of conviction issued against individual exercising FoE
- Keywords
- Censorship
- Freedom of Expression
- Insulting Head of State
- Press and Media
- Public Officials
- Publications Law
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- المحكمة العليا (محكمة أعلي درجة)
- Case Number
- อ.1167/2553
- Case Summary
Chiranuch Premchaiporn, director of Prachatai, an online newspaper in Thailand, was sentenced to one year in prison with a fine of 30,000 baht, which has been reduced to eight months with suspension and 20,000 baht fine after appeal to all the three courts of justice. She was charged under the 2007 Computer Crime Act for failing to remove content on Prachatai’s forum that was deemed to be lèse-majesté. Global FoE could not identify official legal and government records on the case and information on the case was derived from secondary sources. Global FoE notes that media outlets may not provide complete information about this case. Additional information regarding legal matters will be updated as an official source becomes available.
- Case Significance
The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Related Caselaw
- Collection
- CIPIT
- Date Updated
- 16 مايو 2024