Thailand: Military Court___s direction to suppress publication of witness testimonies and court dockets in the case against Mr. Thanakorn
Event- Country
- Thailand
- Initial Date
- Oct 2, 2018
- Event Description
Tomorrow, the Bangkok Military Court is going to inquire Mr. Anon Numpha at the Bangkok Military Court, in Khet Phra Nakhon, on 3 October 2018, at 8.30 am The inquiry related to the accusation against Mr. Anon Numpha for allegedly disseminating a military prosecutor witness' testimony in the Mr. Thanakorn Siripaiboon case that legal officers of NCPO alleged him for violating Computer Crime Act and lese majeste and sedition of the Penal Code as a result of his postings about the King Rama IX's dog and the alleged corruption in the construction of the Rajabhakti Park. The Bangkok Military Court issued a summons dated 25 September 2018 to Mr. Anon Nampha to be inquired over allegedly dissimating a military prosecutor"s witness dated 23 February 2018 without permission of the Court. Nevertheless, an alleged content in the prosecutor witness is part of the online article in the TLHR's human rights case update title: "NCPO's legal officer in sharing alleged corruption in the construction of the Rajabhakti Park and liking related to a dog king's insult; testifying although he cannot use Facebook but spotted the defendant's liking FB." The article reported the Thanakorn case between February to September 2018 which is the public hearing without permission of making a note of any observers. Regarding Mr. Anon Numpha, he is a lawyer network of TLHR who delicates his effort to provide a legal aid to political accuses during NCPO's administration. He has accused in criminal charges at lease 10 lawsuits for violating the head of the NCPO order No. 3/2015, alleging the sedition-like offense of Article 116 of the Penal Code, and insulting a court of Article 198 of the Penal Code. This inquiry over disseminating a testimony of a military prosecutor"s witness signifies the emblematic situation of ongoing restriction on a right to a fair trial of the accused and continuous judicial harassment against human right lawyers including political active citizens who providing a legal aid for people who exercise their freedom of expression under the military regime.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- Judicial Harassment
- Rights Concerned
- Online
- HRD
- Pro-democracy defender
- Perpetrator-State
- Government
- Judiciary
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Summary for Publications
On 2 October 2018, Mr. Anon Numpha, a lawyer who delicates his effort to providing legal aid to political accuses during NCPO's administration, was required to attend a hearingor allegedly sharing a testimony of a military witness adduced by a military prosecutor.