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The court ordered 4 years in prison for “Lawyer Anon” who posted insulting the institution.

Bangkok, The Criminal Court sentenced "Lawyer Anon" to 4 years in prison after posting a message via Facebook insulting the institution. At the Criminal Court, Ratchadaphisek Road The court scheduled a hearing in the case of insulting the institution. The Public Prosecutor of Criminal Division 5 is the plaintiff suing Mr. Anon Nampha, age 40 years, a lawyer by profession. Being a defendant in an offense of insulting the institution According to the Criminal Code Section 112 and the Computer Crimes Act 2007, Section 14 The prosecutor for the prosecution stated that in the prosecution of the offense, it was concluded that on January 1, 2021, the defendant posted a message on his own Facebook, named "Anon Nampa", which had 227,286 followers, with insulting content. Showing malice against the institution, which is a violation of the law. The incident occurred in Thung Khao Luang District, Roi Et Province and other related areas. Today, the court ordered the release of the defendant. From Bangkok Remand Prison Come listen to the verdict. The court considered and found that the defendant posted 3 personal Facebook messages contain content that misleads the public about the institution. The plaintiff's evidence was weighty, showing that the defendant had behavior that disrespected and brought the institution into disrepute. The defendant's actions are an offense under Section 112 of the Criminal Code and the Computer Crime Act, Section 14 (1), Subsection 3, and are a single offense. to many laws Punishment under Section 112 is the most severe, with a sentence of 4 years in prison along with additional sentences to be counted. From the case that the court had previously ruled Sentenced to 4 years in prison, no parole, fined 20,000 baht, and added the penalty to the black case A. 2495/2021 of the Criminal Court. As for other cases that asked the court to add the penalty to other courts, Because the court has not yet given a verdict. Therefore, let's raise it in this section. It was reported that previously the Crimi nal Court had sentenced Mr. Anon to 4 years in prison, without parole, and a fine of 20,000 baht in the case of Mr. Anon, who was a leader of the People's mob. Speech insulting the institution near the Victory Monument in 2020. Source: Thai News Agency