News Forum - Activist sentenced to 2 years in prison for wearing Thai dress that ‘mocks’ H.M. Queen

[Thaiger]

A 23 year old Thai activist has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for royal defamation, under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, for attending a protest in traditional Thai attire. Her catwalk show was interpreted by royalists as “mocking” H.M. Queen Sirikit, the queen mother of Thailand. Bangkok South Criminal Court read the verdict of Jatuporn “New” Saeoueng’s sentence today, almost two years after she walked the catwalk in a traditional pink Thai dress at a protest in front of Wat Khaek on Silom Road in Bangkok on October 29, 2020. The court reasoned that Jatuporn intended to mock […]

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[palooka]

Strange how the plaintiff is never named, or questioned.

They could be right nutters, living in their own dream world and getting people put in jail for possible misguided interpretations of everyday life events.

[Skip]

12 hours ago, palooka said:

Strange how the plaintiff is never named, or questioned.

They could be right nutters, living in their own dream world and getting people put in jail for possible misguided interpretations of everyday life events.

That's how oppression survives... it's your friends and neighbors you have to be wary of.

[Fanta]

13 hours ago, palooka said:

getting people put in jail for possible misguided interpretations of everyday life events.

Such as sitting in a wheelchair. 

[Mandy]

So no freedom of speech or dress here then! I would think that it was a good representation of how stylish Thai women can be dressed in a more traditional manner! I thought she looked lovely 

[Mazz11]

Isn't imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?