Thai Man Acquitted Of Insulting King On Facebook

[News_Editor]

A Thai criminal court has acquitted a 41-year-old computer programmer of charges that he insulted the country’s king on Facebook. Surapak Puchaisaeng has been in jail since September 2011, when he was arrested after being accused of setting up a Facebook account that had defamatory comments about the monarch. The court ruled on Wednesday that there were flaws in the prosecutors’ evidence and gave the benefit of the doubt to Surapak. Thailand’s lese majeste law carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison. Most of those accused are denied bail and have to spend time in jail while awaiting trial.—AP

Source: Irrawaddy.org

[tombkk]

Moved from Myanmar New to Thai News.

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[arthurboy]

This was published elsewhere earlier this week, but nonetheless good to see it here.

So about time - the truth will always out. Moved to nowhere news.

Edited November 3, 2012 by arthurboy

[Fozfromoz]

I wonder if he can sue? Over a Year in gaol, and acquitted.

[bigbamboo]

Whoever brought the accusation should pay compensation to the innocent party and serve the same amount of time in jail.

This would at least put an end to feeble or false LM charges being made.

[EvilDrSomkid]

If this man was acquitted, why was Akorn not acquitted of the 4 text messages case? The evidence was shaky at best.

[Lite Beer]

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/594718-thailand-live-wednesday-31-oct-2012/page__st__25#entry5800427