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Chinnawat Chankrachang, better known as Bright, a former co-leader of pro-democracy demonstrations who later supported the United Thai Nation Party (UTN) linked with ex-Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, has been given a suspended sentence for royal defamation.
This conviction is related to a rally held in February 2002. The details were revealed on Chinnawat’s Facebook page, where he shared that the Criminal Court had convicted him under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, also known as the lese-majeste law. He was sentenced to the minimum three-year term.
In his post, Chinnawat disclosed more about the situation.
“The court informed me that I have turned over a new leaf and done community work that benefits society. The court then suspended my jail term for two years and asked me to report to probation…
