Somyos lese majeste ruling deferred until Jan 23

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Somyos lese majeste ruling deferred until Jan 23

Published: 19 Dec 2012 at 12.14
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The Criminal Court will pass judgement on lese majeste prisoner Somyos Prueksakasemsuk on Jan 23, the judges hearing the case announced on Wednesday.

Over a hundred people were present at the court when the hearing reconvened on Wednesday morning. They included the defendant's wife and son, representatives from several European embassies, including Denmark and Germany, and the European Commission. International and local NGOs such as Freedom House, Human Rights Watch and Union for Civil Liberty were also there.

The court read out a lengthy explanation of the Constitution Court's ruling that the Penal Code's Section 112, known as the lese majeste law, is not contrary to the constitution.

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ringmaster
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Discussion 2 : 19 Dec 2012 at 23.562
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I have to agree with Somyot when he said, "It's a pity that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra does not dare to take the lead in this case. Her cowardice and indecisiveness make her no different to other dictators."

The government has an outright majority in Parliament. If they don’t have the courage to tackle the issue then I have little sympathy for them.
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Somyos is not a criminal, he is an academic. He's been behind bars for 22 months when some rapist are allowed bail after a few weeks. This really shows how dysfunctional is our Justice.
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