Prachatai reports, via Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), that student activist "Patsaravalee Tanakitvibulpon has been indicted on a royal defamation charge [Prachatai means lese majeste] related to a speech she gave at a protest on 24 March 2021, in which she said that the monarchy must reform itself in order to survive." TLHR says…
Suspect in Taiwanese businessman s abduction arrested at airport
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published : 2 Jun 2021 at 17:32
2 American Matthew Wilson is arrested on Wednesday before he passed through immigration at Suvarnabhumi Airport. (Crime Suppression Division photo)
An American suspect in the alleged kidnapping of a Taiwanese businessman for ransom was arrested on Wednesday while attempting to leave the country through Suvarnabhumi airport
He is the 10th suspect to be arrested in the case.
Crime Suppression Division (CSD) commander Pol Maj Gen Suwat Sangnum said Matthew Wilson, 38, was detained as he entered immigration before his planned departure.
Investigators had tracked him down and confirmed his intention to leave the country, he said.
Banyin sentenced to death, reduced to life
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published : 15 Dec 2020 at 16:18
19 In this Feb 25, 2020 file photo, former deputy commerce minister Pol Lt Col Banyin Tangpakorn is escorted by police to court to face charges in connection with the abduction and murder of a judge’s brother. (Photo by Somchai Poomlard)
A court has sentenced former deputy commerce minister Banyin Tangpakorn to death, with the penalty reduced to life in prison for useful testimony.
Five other defendants, who were also convicted of collaborating in the murder of a judge’s brother five years ago, got commuted life or death sentences.
The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Tuesday took two hours to read the sentences for the six defendants.