Remanded Ratsadon leader “Penguin” given 15-days detention for contempt of court

The Criminal Court today sentenced Ratsadon core leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, who is already being held on remand, to 15-days additional detention for contempt of court, after his misconduct in the courtroom on March 15th.

Initially, the court sentenced him to 1 month, but commuted the sentence to 15 days because he pleaded guilty and because he is a student who has not been convicted before.

Before the court delivered its judgement, however, court officials showed Parit and his lawyer video footage of the incident in question, during which he had tried to read a statement protesting the court’s rejection of his bail application, prompting court officers to restrain him, resulting in a brief scuffle and the sitting judges leaving the courtroom.

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