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Woraphop : Defying the NCPO order

Latest Update: 28/01/2017

Defendant

Woraphop

Case Status

Judgment / End of trial

Case Started

2014

Complainant / Plaintiff

No information

Table of Content

Woraphop was gathering in the "Eating Mac against the coup" activity at Ratchaprasong on 25 May 2014. He was arrested while he was shopping at Central World mall and was taken to Crime Suppression Division for 7 days. He was charged with not defying the NCPO order and after that he got a temporary release. 

Defendant Background

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Offense

Defying NCPO order 7/2014

Allegation

 On 25 May 2014, Woraphop attended the anti-the coup d’etat protest at McDonalds in the Amarin Plaza Mall, Lumpini subsidtrict, Pathum Wan district, Bangkok. On that day, the protestors expressed the symbol of anti-the coup d’etat protest such as “eating McDonalds to anti the coup” set up by the Red Sunday Group. Some of the protestors showed the papers expressing anti-the coup d’etat messages and signs, and clamoured against the military that “The military get out”, etc.

Circumstance of Arrest

Woraphop was arrested by the plainclothes policemen on 31 May 2014, while he was shopping in the Central World Mall. Woraphop did not resist, the plainclothes policemen sent him to the military waiting behind the mall, he was sent to the Army Club Wiphawadee road for an investigation for around 3 hours. After that, as a temporary detention, he was detained at the crime suppression division.

Trial Observation

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Black Case

9ก./57

Court

Bangkok Military Court

Additional Info

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Reference

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On 6 June 2014 around 1.30 PM, the military court Bangkok permitted to bail Woraphop out by 40,000 Thai Baht, with the prohibition for him to not attend any political rally, to not express political opinion and to not travel to another country.

Verdict

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