No ‘reasonable person’ in criminal law: an analysis of the verdict in the case of Ekkachai the CD Seller
On 28 March 2013, the Criminal Court read its verdict sentencing Ekkachai H. to five years’ imprisonment and a 100,000 baht fine. Because the defendant’s testimony was useful, the court reduced the sentence by a third, to three years and four months in jail and a 66,666 baht fine. Ekkachai was found guilty, firstly under Article 112 of the Criminal Code, for defaming, insulting or threatening the Heir Apparent, and secondly under Articles 53 and 82 of the 2008 Film and Video Act, for selling videos without the permission of the registrar.