Case #2
En person som dömts är en kille från Singapore.
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Wanchai (family name withheld), about 60, has received combined sentences of 15 years in jail for disseminating leaflets deemed offensive to the monarchy in 2009.[/size][size=3]
On 6 April 2009, the Singaporean, who has lived in Thailand for over 30 years and speaks fluent Thai, was arrested near Government House during a protest rally of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship. He was distributing 6-page leaflets which strongly criticized Thai politics after the 2006 coup.[/size][size=3]
Spurred by the seizure of Suvarnabhumi Airport by the People’s Alliance for Democracy in late 2008, he wrote a document out of rage as he had worked as a tourist guide throughout his stay in the country. The original version contained over 50 pages. He later edited it into leaflets after he found that no one was willing to read the lengthy piece. He distributed the leaflets at more than 10 schools and universities.[/size][size=3]
He lived for 15 years with his Thai wife, a clothes seller, but has no children. He was interested in politics and particularly history as he was a guide. Later he read political history books, and he claimed that he had read numerous history books and had great respect for King Thaksin.[/size][size=3]
According to what he told close friends, he was not affiliated to any political group, and he had been to just a few UDD rallies. On the day of his arrest, he wanted to go to Thammasat University to distribute his leaflets, but as it was closed for a holiday he went to the UDD rally instead. There he was seized by the UDD guards who took him to the police.[/size][size=3]
He felt sad and also angry with the UDD. He insisted that although he used strong language in the leaflets, he was rational.[/size][size=3]
http://www.prachatai.com/english/node/2837[/size][size=3]
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Gissningsvis så handlar det här om en neutral snubbe som hade en del synpunkter på både PAD's och UDDs politik.[/size][size=3]
Och som alltså UDDs vakter tog till polisen och såg till att han blev anklagad för brott mot LM-lagarna. Han fick sedan alltså 15 år.[/size]