60 Years of Oppression and Suppression in Thailand - Political ...

Chucheep Chivasut
A radio DJ whose his arrest warrant was issued in August 2008.
Disappeared.
2009
Harry Nicolaides
In January 2009 he was sentenced to 3 years
imprisonment for his alleged defaming of the Crown
Prince in 4 lines of his 2005 novel Verisimilitude.
Nicolaides was convicted in January 2009, jailed and,
after begging pardon, was deported to Australia in
February 2009.
Jailed, begged pardon and deported.
Giles Ji Ungpakorn
After being charged for quoting Paul Handley’s book
(above) in his own book ‘A Coup for the Rich’
(2007), Giles, a Associate Professor at
Chulalonghorn University, a declared Marxist,
jumped bail in February 2009, and went with his
wife, who was also being harassed, to live in the UK.
A warrant for his arrest was issued in March 2009.
His book was officially banned at the end of 2009. In
political exile, Giles and Num continue to campaign
for democracy in Thailand.See:
http://redthaisocialist.com/
Board of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT)
In June 2009 LM charges were filed against all 13 members of the FCCT Board for distributing a CD of
an FCCT discussion with Jakrapob Penkair (above). Cases pending.
Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul
In August 2009 Daranee, 48, was arrested for publicly
denouncing the 2006 military coup, and the Monarchy,
during a Red Shirt rally in June 2008. She is now serving
an 18 year prison sentence on 3 counts of lèse majesté.
Consistently mistreated, she faces deteriorating health
and is in acute need of medical attention.
Serving 18 years. Appeal upheld but still in jail.
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