[Chapter-delegates] URGENT - anybody in Bangkok tomorrow?

[Ang Peng Hwa (Prof)]

Raj,
I should be able to get some inside scoop.

In any case, for you, anything. :)
Regards,
Ang Peng Hwa


From: Rajnesh D. Singh [mailto:singh at isoc.org]
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 05:48 PM
To: Ang Peng Hwa (Prof)
Cc: Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] URGENT - anybody in Bangkok tomorrow?

Apparently the judge also stated it was unfair to expect her to preemptively remove comments, but leaving one online for 20 days was "too long".
I also understand that the verdict was based on the one comment that was online for 20 days. I gather she was served a notice to remove the comments.

I believe the verdict was delivered in the Thai language, and it would be good to get a copy of this (and translated to English), so we know what the judge's reasoning was.

Peng Hwa - if you are able to obtain a copy, it would be most useful. We are also trying through other channels.

Thanks.

Raj



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From: "Ang Peng Hwa (Prof)" <TPHANG at ntu.edu.sg>
To: joly at punkcast.com, "President ISOC Cambodia" <president at isoc-kh.org>
Cc: "Asia-Pacific Chapters" <asia-chapters at elists.isoc.org>, "Chapter Delegates" <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 3:02:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] URGENT - anybody in Bangkok tomorrow?

I just posted this to another forum so I thought I might as well share it with this forum.

The news according to AP wire at around lunch time Bangkok today is that she has been given a suspended sentence of 8 months.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hxzh_NRKiZ3kMcECG3Qfdjep9wRg?docId=2db4b7c640c94ff29eba5a776e9dddba

What this means is that, assuming the law is the same as in most other jurisdictions, if she does not break the same law, she will not have to spend any time in jail. She has paid a fine of US$625. Chiranuch herself describes the judge's verdict as "logical and reasonable" although she apparently harbored some hopes of being released.

The post in question had been left for 20 days, a period the judge considered too long. (Best/Common practice for intermediary immunity is five working days.)

As many of you would know, what you see is often not what you get because of the political factor in this equation. I will be in Thailand tomorrow Thursday presenting on media regulation. I will get more information.

Regards,
Peng Hwa Ang
ISOC Singapore

From: Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com<mailto:joly at punkcast.com>>
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Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] URGENT - anybody in Bangkok tomorrow?

Al Jazeera is covering the story:

http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia-pacific/2012/05/201252955719818190.html



On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 6:36 AM, President ISOC Cambodia <president at isoc-kh.org<mailto:president at isoc-kh.org>> wrote:
Chiranuch Premchaiporn



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