Thailand v. Thanet Nonthakot
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 14.993151949142197
Longitude: 101.22172645702746
- Country Location (Lié Case Law)
- Thailand
- Decision Date
- 25 juin 2015
- Case Status
- Affaire Résolue
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Criminal Sanctions
- Keywords
- Cyber Security
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Case Number
- N/A
- Case Summary
Thanet Nonthakot was arrested and accused of lèse majesté for sending an email to Emilio Esteban, a British national who ran the blog "Stop Lèse Majesté." The email contained a link to lèse majesté content. On June 25, 2015, the Criminal Court in Bangkok sentenced Nonthakot to three years and four months in jail. 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 does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Source Name and URL
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression