Thiensutham posted five messages on a Facebook page under an account called "Yai Daengduet." The content was considered by the court as lèse-majesté and he was found guilty on March 31, 2015, by the Military Court, which handed down a 50-year jail term. The sentence was later halved by a guilty plea. The court documents are not available for public posting due to privacy and security concerns. According to the Lèse-majesté law in Thailand, those who repeat or spread the banned words could also face prosecution.