Name: Is Thailand’s Article 112 Really “Archaic?”
Uploaded: 2021-01-08T11:59:30+00:00
Duration: 9 min 31 s
Description: Is Thailand’s Article 112 Really “Archaic?” The West has attacked Thailand for years over what it claims is a “free speech” issue regarding so-called Thai “activists” being jailed for defaming, insult

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Is Thailand’s Article 112 Really “Archaic?”

The West has attacked Thailand for years over what it claims is a “free speech” issue regarding so-called Thai “activists” being jailed for defaming, insulting, and threatening the Thai Monarchy.

I explain how the West uses the exact same laws to imprison people in their own society - in some cases for over 10 years - and how their “concerns” regarding Thailand’s internal affairs is politically motivated rather than “principled” in any way.

References for Today’s Review:

BBC - Dutchman jailed for 30 days for 'insulting' the king:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36799639
The Guardian - Spanish rapper due to begin jail term vows to 'disobey fascist state':
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/24/spanish-rapper-valtonyc-begin-jail-term-vows-disobey-fascist-state
The Irish Times - Irving jailed for Holocaust denial in Austria:
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/irving-jailed-for-holocaust-denial-in-austria-1.1018268
BBC - Germany's 'Nazi Grandma' given jail term for Holocaust denial:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42164853
The Independent - 'Nazi grandma' who 'went on the run to avoid jail' for Holocaust denial has been caught in Germany:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nazi-grandma-run-caught-ursula-haverbeck-holocaust-denier-germany-jailed-denial-auschwitz-a8341876.html
Quartz - One of France’s most prominent far-right provocateurs is going to jail for denying the Holocaust:
https://qz.com/1595792/holocaust-denial-in-france-alain-soral-sentenced-to-a-year-in-jail/
DW - German neo-Nazi Horst Mahler released from prison:
https://www.dw.com/en/german-neo-nazi-horst-mahler-released-from-prison/a-55412553
Cornell University Legal Information Institute - 18 U.S. Code § 115.Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a Federal official by threatening or injuring a family member:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/115