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Saturday, 26 January 2013

[Thai] Activists protest against Somyot's conviction [for insulting the king] សកម្មជន​ដុត​សៀវភៅ​តំណាងអោយ​ច្បាប់​ស្តីពី​ការប្រមាថ​ស្តេច​

Published: 25 Jan 2013
Achara Ashayagachat
Writer: Achara Ashayagachat
Bangkok Post
Dozens of anti-Article 112 activists on Friday burned mock law textbooks in front of the Criminal Court in protest against the prison sentence given to Somyot Prueksakasensuk, former editor of Voice of Taksin magazine.
A separate group went to visit Somyot at the Bangkok Remand Prison, where he had been detained since April 30, 2011 on the lese majeste charges and repeatedly denied bail.
The former labour activist and magazine editor was convicted on two counts of lese majeste on Wednesday and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Photo by Achara Ashayagachat
The burning of mock textbooks, mainly relating to the rights of the innocent, bail and free speech, began at noon in front of a large crowd of local and international media.
Police and court officials also filmed the hour-long protest.
Progressive Society Assembly member Saowalux Pho-ngam said the court has ignored defendants' right to bail, especially in the case of those caught up in lese majeste lawsuits.
Kwanravee Wangudom, of the Mahidol University's Institute for Human Rights and Peace Studies, read out a statement by the Friends of Somyot group before the symbolic burning.
Ms Kwanravee said the activity was organised with a free spirit by people of various walks of life who felt that Article 112 of the Criminal Code, which deals with lese majeste, was authoritarian and the sentences were unjust in many cases.

The statement cited the previous case of Daranee Charncherngsilapakul, saying she was given an unconstitutional  secret trial and then sentenced to 15 years in prison,  and also Thantawut Taveevarodom, who was sentenced to 13 years, and Ampon Tangnoppakul, or Uncle SMS, who was sent to prison for 20 years and died not long after in a prison hospital in May last year.
At the Bangkok Remand Prison, about 15 people visited Somoyot, including Suda Rangkuphan, from the Street Justice Council, and Somsak Jeamteerasakul.
Meanwhile, 18 organisations have staged protest against the 10-year sentence for Somyot, in front of the Thai embassy in Seoul, South Korea.
A large number of Thai non-governmental organisations (NGOs) also issued a statement on Friday pleading for a softer sentence and tolerance of different thinking in Thai society.
On Wednesday, the Criminal Court sentenced Somyot to five years for each of the two lese majeste charges against him, and cancelled the suspension of a previous one-year-jail term imposed on Somyot from a defamation case, raising his sentence to 11 years in prison in total.
Somyot Prueksakasemsuk raised his hand in a victory sign before the Criminal Court convicted him on two counts of lese majeste on Wednesday. (Photo by Surapol Promsaka na Sakolnakorn)

ថ្ងៃទី 26 មករា 2013, CEN
 
សកម្មជន​ថៃ​រាប់សិប​នាក់​កាលពី​ ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ​បាន​ដុត​សៀវភៅ​ដែល​ពួកគេ​ចាត់ទុក​តំណាងអោយ​ច្បាប់​ស្តីពី​ ការប្រមាថ​ស្តេច​នៅមុខ​តុលា​​ការ​ព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ​ដើម្បី​ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​ការដាក់ទោស ​អោយ​ជាប់គុក​១០​ឆ្នាំ​ចំពោះ​អតីត​អ្នកនិពន្ធ​ទស្សនា​វ​ដ្តី​លោកសំ​យ៉ុត ព្រឿកសា​កាសេន​​ស៊ុក​ចំពោះ​ទោស​ប្រមាថ​ស្តេច​។​

​ពួកគេ​បាន​ដុត​សៀវភៅ​ក្លែងក្លាយ​ដែល​តំណាង​អោយ​មាត្រា​ច្បាប់​ទី​១១២​នៃ​ក្រម​ព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ​ដើម្បី​ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​ច្បាប់​នេះ​។​
ពួក​សកម្មជន​ថៃ​នាំគ្នា​ដុត​ក្រដាស​តំណាងអោយ​មាត្រា​ច្បាប់​ទី​១១២
​ ការប្រឆាំង​តវ៉ា​បាន​ប្រព្រឹត្តទៅ​អស់​ពេល​ប្រហែល​មួយ​ម៉ោង​នៅ​ពេល​ប៉ូលិស​ និង​មន្ត្រី​តុលាការ​បាន​មាន​វត្តមាន​នៅ​កន្លែងកើតហេតុ​​និង​បាន​ថត​ ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍​។​

​បាតុករ​ម្នាក់​ដែល​ជា​សមាជិក​អង្គការ​Progressive Society Assembly​បាន​និយាយថា​តុលាការ​មិន​អើពើ​នឹង​សិទ្ធិ​ធានា​ខ្លួន​នៅ​ក្រៅ​ឃុំ​ របស់​ចុង​ចម្លើយ ជាពិសេស​សំរាប់​អ្នក​ដែល​ជាប់​ឃុំ​ចំពោះ​បណ្តឹង​ប្រមាថ​ស្តេច​។​

​លោក​សំ​យ៉ុត ត្រូវបាន​បដិសេធ​មិន​អោយ​បង់ប្រាក់​ធានា​ខ្លួន​ចំនួន​១២​លើក​មក​ហើយ​។​

​ និស្សិត​ម្នាក់​ដែល​ចូលរួម​ក្នុង​បាតុកម្ម​នេះ​ដែរ​បាន​និយាយថា ការតវ៉ា​ប្រឆាំង​នេះ​ត្រូវបាន​ធ្វើឡើង​ដោយ​ឆន្ទៈ​សេរី​របស់​មនុស្ស​មកពី​សវ​ តា​ផ្សេងៗ​គ្នា​ដែល​យល់​ថា​មាត្រា​១១២​ជា​ច្បាប់​ផ្តាច់ការ​។​

​នៅ​ ពន្ធនាគារ​Bangkok Remand Prison កន្លែង​ដែល​គេ​ដាក់​លោក​សំ​យ៉ុត មនុស្ស​ប្រមាណ​១៥​នាក់​បាន​ទៅ​ជួបជុំ​នៅ​ទីនោះ​​ដើម្បី​សម្តែង​ការគោរព​ដល់​ លោក​សំ​យ៉ុត​។​

​ក្នុងពេល​ជាមួយគ្នា​សមាជិក​អង្គការ​ចំនួន​១៨​បាន​ទៅ ​ជួបជុំ​តវ៉ា​នៅមុខ​ស្ថានទូត​ថៃ​ប្រចាំ​ក្រុង​សេ​អ៊ូ​ល​ដើម្បី​ប្រឆាំង​ ការដាក់ទោស​​លោក​សំ​យ៉ុត​៕

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This freaking thai's king born from Sexual intercourse just all of us he is no different from anyone of us on this planet but he has a freaking's draconian law to protect his families but other human being.Freedom of speech is not apply to this freaking law,its unfair law indeed!...All kings object this planet were leech/vampire lives of other people, no wonder king were almost disappear from the face of this earth Khmer and Siam king will disappear first.