FACThai's reports of Free speech on trial in Thailand
or the persecution of Prachatai.com and its webmaster, Chiranuch Premchaiporn
for not hewing to the line laid down by the 2006 military coup
Overview Overview of Chiranuch's free speech trial - Thai Netizen Day 1 Thai webmaster facing 50 years for lèse majesté postings Day 2 Thailand’s chief censor continues in Prachatai trial Day 3 MICT’s legal advisor testifies: “Freedom has its limits.” Day 4 MICT and police lawyers testify Day 5 Police scientist testifies for prosecution Day 6 Two police “IT experts” testify as Prachatai trial resumes Day 7 Police lèse majesté “experts” in Prachatai trial Day 8 “I can’t remember.” “จำไม่ได้.” Day 9 Royal connection to Prachatai witchhunt Day 10 “Prachatai gives voice to democracy.” Day 11 “Prachatai exists to promote human rights” Day 12 Judge swamped, justice delayed Day 13 Judge refuses instruction by law expert Day 14 Webmaster of Thailand’s largest Web forum tells court moderation is “impossible” due to number of comments Day 15 Trial judge insists on written submissions, rejects final witness testimony