- Important case
Thanitsak: Shared Bunpodj’s audio clip
Defendant
Case Status
Case Started
Complainant / Plaintiff
Table of Content
Thanitsak or 'Neng Jungnup' was arrested on 25 April 2015. He was accused of being a part of a group who produce and distribute audio clips of Bunpodj.
In December 2015, Thanitsak pleaded guilty before the Bangkok Military Court during deposition examination. The court sentenced him to 8 years in prison but mitigated to 4 years due to his guilty plea.
Defendant Background
Thnitsak was also known as 'Neng Jungnhup'. Before being arrested, he was 50 years old and was a assistant photographer at a news agency.
Offense
Allegation
The military prosecutor’s complaint addressed that during 2010 and 28 January 2015, Thanitsak and other 12 defendants in 'Bunpodj Network' case have committed the offence together, which could be implied as a network, by recording an audio clip with pseudonym of Banpodj. The defendant of theis case downloaded the clip and imported to mediafire.com, Facebook and OKTHAI dot com. Such audio clip is still accessible on the internet until 28 January 2015 when the police discovered.
The defendant was accused under the Criminal Code Section 112 (lese majeste) and Computer related Crimes Act Section 14.
Circumstance of Arrest
On 25 April 2015, around 10.00am, around 10 police officers both in uniform and plaincloth arrested Thanitsak at a house of his friend in Phu Khiao District, Chaiyaphum Province in the Northeast of Thailand. He was taken to an interrogation at Technology Crime Suppresion Division (TCSD) in Bangkok.
Trial Observation
Black Case
Court
Additional Info
Reference
25 April 2015
Thanitsak was arrested and taken to Tung Song Hong police station for 2 nights.
27 April 2015
Thanitsak was taken to an investigation process at the office of Technology Crime Suppresion Division (TCSD) before taken to request for a provisional detention at Bangkok Military Court and transferred to Bangkok Remand Prision in the same day. Thanitsak does not want to apply for bail.
The military prosecuter submitted a complaint to the military court.
30 Januray 2017
Thanitsak was released from Bangkok Remand Prison. He has been detained altogether for 1 year 9 months and 5 days.