Court finds anti-coup activist innocent

By The Nation

 

Sombat Boongamanong

 

The court has dropped charges against Sombat Boongamanong, an anti-coup activist, who allegedly violated Section 116 of the Criminal Code and the Computer Crime Act by posting messages against the 2014 coup.

 

These messages were posted between May 30 and June 4, 2015, when martial law was in effect and criticising the government was illegal. 

 

Though Sombat posted several messages undermining the then-National Council for Peace and Order and encouraging people to protest against it, the court did not find the messages an instigation to disturb national peace and said his messages initiated no political movement. 

 

Sombat was previously a red-shirt leader and was once put behind bars.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30392163

 

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2 minutes ago, webfact said:

These messages were posted between May 30 and June 4, 2015, when martial law was in effect and criticising the government was illegal.

Not much, if anything, has changed since then

Do you think they are trying to not stir the protest caulderon by giving him not guilty? Maybe the last kidnaping and disappearance now presumed to be dead activist and then adding a guilty would be fuel to the fire? I would bet they will find a way to harass him another way outside of being jailed or given cement shoes.. 

Edited July 30, 20205 yr by holy cow cm

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

The court has dropped charges against Sombat Boongamanong, an anti-coup activist,

The court has dropped the charges, but Prayuts mob wont forget.

Sleep with 1 eye open Sombat, because they will find a way to get you.

2 minutes ago, colinneil said:

The court has dropped the charges, but Prayuts mob wont forget.

Sleep with 1 eye open Sombat, because they will find a way to get you.

 

You know you're living in the opposite of a democracy when you have to be cleared for calling an illegal activity an "illegal activity". 

17 hours ago, webfact said:

posting messages against the 2014 coup.

History will look on this man favorably, not the coup leaders.  

Good. Staging a coup should be illegal, not protesting against one.

On 7/30/2020 at 2:31 PM, webfact said:

and criticising the government was illegal. 

at that point you REALLY have to ask yourself if you are living in the 'right' place

On 7/31/2020 at 10:56 AM, yellowboat said:

History will look on this man favorably, not the coup leaders.  

History will be removed especially once he suddenly disappears