Comments on: Lèse Majesté Charges For Keeping Cinema Seat

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[...] charges against Chotisak when the latter refused to move. Chotisak faces 3-15 years in prison. Lèse Majesté Charges For Keeping Cinema Seat A Thai woman arrested for refusing to stand as the royal anthem played in a Bangkok cinema faces [...]

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By: tUM|BleR

tUM|BleR — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:08:18 +0000

Yeah why don’t you go and look for FCCT-related videos on YouTube? There are quite a few and you could get some idea about what was going on there.

(BD: You left me no choice, had to edit/delete rest of the entry.)

By: Matt Pinkerfield

Matt Pinkerfield — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:44:32 +0000

The internet makes detective work easy, a quick look at the BBC website and videos on YouTube and you know that something is going on. Careful reading reveals that Jonathan was a bit of a rogue LM merchant.

I think the more recent Chotisak case and Thaksin the Flag stories are an attempt to misuse the Lese Majeste law.

Strange that the Democrats and Thailand’s Special Branch ignore this evil plot and pursue stupid unknown photocopy rubbish! Although Thaksin still has power in Thailand it will be interesting to see how he escapes this time – can money still talk to the police? I think not!

Will these guys go up to court or up in a plane? Now that is the real question!

(BD: This comment had to be edited. Please mind the delicate issue, otherwise comments for this topic will be closed.)

By: panmoria

panmoria — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:18:12 +0000

The time of the great IFs approaches.

By: BangkokDan

BangkokDan — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:13:07 +0000

Glad to have finally found someone who was there at the FCCT. Neither Bangkok Pundit nor New Mandala could shed light on this ... So Jonathan basically was charged for not being in control of the event? BangkokDan

By: hugo

hugo — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:40:37 +0000

A day before this cinema case Thai minister Jakrapob Penkiair had Lese Majeste charges files against him for a media event at the FCCT, although Jakrapob was very rude towards the Thai monarchy the media downplayed it. He is also guilty of insulting Queen Elizabeth II. The host of this anarchy was the BBC’s Jonathan Head who has also been charged with Lese Majeste.

Strange how the media finds this tiny case more important …