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Sun, Feb 03 2013 13:03:50

Recap: FCCT panel discussion on lèse majesté

The Foreign Correspondent's Club of Thailand hosted a discussion panel on Thailand's draconian lèse majesté law.

  1. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    Ok, came up to the @FCCThai for the #lm panel and some familiar faces like @jiew or Dr. Tul have already arrived. Guess this will be packed.
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 03:43:54
  2. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    The FCCT panel discussion on #lm begins with a statement why the Club has not issued a statement, it is not a Press association, but a club.
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 04:38:13
  3. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    #lm "We're here to foster a discussion and debate and argument - that's why we have this panel tonight."
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 04:39:18
  4. Mrs. Sukanya shows a picture of her husband Somyot behind bars. #lm http://pic.twitter.com/RK3pASA5
    WP Bangkok@WPBangkok
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    Thu, Jan 31 2013 05:05:04
  5. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    #somyot's wife begins the #lm panel discussion with an introduction of her husband, who is a veteran labor activist.
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 04:42:49
  6. Lese-Majeste: Somyot's wife speaks out (FCCT Panel)
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    Sat, Feb 02 2013 09:57:17
  7. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    #somyot was convicted for allegedly editing articles deemed #lm. Here's my @siamvoices report w/ the background asiancorrespondent.com/96065/inside-v…
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 04:44:33
  8. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    Sukanya: "There's no proof that the articles #Somyot was editing were calling to overthrow monarchy and were written by somebody else" #lm
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 04:50:30
  9. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    Sukanya: " #somyot did not have the intention to insult the monarchy, but unfortunately the judges didn't consider that in their sentencing"
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 04:52:03
  10. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    Prachatai's @jiew is now up, who has been sentenced under the Computer Crime Act for not deleting #lm comments quickly enough.
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 05:01:26
  11. Lese-Majeste: Chiranuch on her case vs Somyot's (FCCT Panel)
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    Sun, Feb 03 2013 09:27:53
  12. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    .@jiew: Sukanya is a very strong woman. My case compared to #Somyot: Same same, but different. #lm
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 05:02:19
  13. Thai webmaster Chiranuch found guilty, but avoids jail term | Asia News - Politics, Media, Education | Asian Correspondent
    Thai webmaster Chiranuch Premchaiporn was found guilty this morning of not deleting lèse majesté comments on the now defunct web board of...
    Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices
  14. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    .@jiew recounts her experiences of how the authorities dragged her to the provinces,to the place were the complaint against her from.
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 05:11:07
  15. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    #lm expert and academic Streckfuss: "Dunno how many more #lm cases will be reported, until it will be forgotten...!" Strong argument.
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 05:12:51
  16. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    Streckfuss: "Rationale royalists" in favor of #lm reform, since law could damage monarchy in the long term
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 05:14:47
  17. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    Streckfuss now talks about the Nitirat group's push for #lm reform, read about them here asiancorrespondent.com/73971/what-did…
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 05:15:41
  18. WPBangkok
    WP Bangkok@WPBangkok
    Streckfuss: "every constitutional Monarchy has laws protecting kings...but the punishment and implementation are completly different".
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 05:23:19
  19. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    Streckfuss now mentions the Constitutional Court's upholding of the #lm law, as it does not see freedom of speech violated.
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 05:22:10
  20. Thailand: Court unanimously rules lèse majesté law as 'constitutional'
    Bangkok, 11 October - The Thailand Constitutional Court yesterday ruled that the controversial Section 112 of the Penal Code, better know...
    Prachatai
  21. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    Streckfuss: Where is the line? There's no line and nobody dares to define the line. #lm
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 05:24:10
  22. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    And now comes Dr. Tul...! #lm
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 05:24:23
  23. From Yannawa to South East Asia - Holgers Blog: Dr. Tul Sittisomwongs statement at the FCCT
    On Thursday 31st January 2013 the FCCT Bangkok held a panel discussion about the ARTICLE 112. Guest speakers on this evening were Sukunya...
    Holger Grafen
  24. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    Tul: we cannot look into anybody's head, but there's limitation to what can be said "but not to limit" #lm
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 05:28:18
  25. Saksith
    Saksith Saiyasombut@Saksith
    Tul: "No NGO, no academics, nobody has complained about #lm before, But now after red shirts emerged..."
    Thu, Jan 31 2013 05:29:07

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Thai political blogger for AsianCorrespondent.com, TV Correspondent for Channel NewsAsia and MA Student in SE Asia Studies at Uni Hamburg, Germany.

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