Protesters displaying three-finger salute in front of Democracy Monument at August 16 protest.
A Thai court has sentenced Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpan, also known as Ammy, lead singer of The Bottom Blues, to four years in jail for insulting the monarchy.
The sentence is relating to the 2021 burning of a portrait of the country's king, which Kaewwiboonpan admitted to doing, although he argued that the act did not violate the royal insult law.
Also in 2021, according to the website Thai Political Prisoners, Kaewwiboonpan was arrested for performing a modified version of the national anthem at a protest in front of the Thanyaburi Provincional Court.
These charges, which are frequently used by the government to stifle dissent, are used under the so-called lèse-majesté, a crime according to Section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code which states that it is illegal to defame, insult, or threaten the monarch of Thailand (king, queen, heir-apparent, heir-presumptive, or regent).
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