Military Prosecutor v. Chayapha Chokepornboonsri
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 14.993151949142197
Longitude: 101.22172645702746
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- Thailand
- Decision Date
- 15 de dez. de 2015
- Case Status
- On Appeal
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Criminal Sanctions
- Keywords
- Insult to Head of State
- Political Expression
- Judicial Body
- Military Court
- Case Number
- Black Case (Undecided Case): 154/2558 and Red Case (Decided Case): 196/2558
- Case Summary
Chayapha Chokepornboonsri, a Thai resident, was sentenced to nine years and six months by the Military Court in Bangkok on December 15, 2015, for posting images with captions on Facebook which is considered to be an offense under Article 112 and 116 of the Thai Criminal Code and Article 14 of the Computer Crime Act. 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.
- Source Name and URL
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression