Comments on: “The injustice of a closed trial” in Thai http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2009/07/02/the-injustice-of-a-closed-trial-in-thai/ New perspectives on mainland Southeast Asia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:28:26 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous Coward http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2009/07/02/the-injustice-of-a-closed-trial-in-thai/comment-page-1/#comment-659192 Anonymous Coward Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:20:42 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/?p=5934#comment-659192 I can load the link above on a True Internet connection but when I click the home link to http://liberalthai.wordpress.com/, I'm greeted with a lame, failed redirect to w3.mict.go.th The server at w3.mict.go.th is taking too long to respond. You've been snooped on by the broken apparatus of the Thai spy machine it seems. Works fine with a VPN to outside of course. I can load the link above on a True Internet connection but when I click the home link to http://liberalthai.wordpress.com/, I’m greeted with a lame, failed redirect to w3.mict.go.th

The server at w3.mict.go.th is taking too long to respond.

You’ve been snooped on by the broken apparatus of the Thai spy machine it seems.

Works fine with a VPN to outside of course.

]]> By: Nicholas Farrelly http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2009/07/02/the-injustice-of-a-closed-trial-in-thai/comment-page-1/#comment-659017 Nicholas Farrelly Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:32:58 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/?p=5934#comment-659017 Thanks Jonathan, This is very helpful. Best wishes to all, Nich Thanks Jonathan,

This is very helpful.

Best wishes to all,

Nich

]]> By: Jonathan Head http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2009/07/02/the-injustice-of-a-closed-trial-in-thai/comment-page-1/#comment-658970 Jonathan Head Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:05:35 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/?p=5934#comment-658970 The trial was adjourned until 28 July after her lawyer protested against the trial being held in secret. His appeal to the court made no headway, so he is planning to appeal to the Constitutional Court on the grounds that her constitutional right to a public trial is being denied. The Thai criminal code does allow closed trials on grounds of national security - the grounds invoked by the judge in Daranee's case - although Amnesty International has made the point that this argument in her case is very unpersuasive. She has lost a lot of weight - a few months ago she referred to a jaw infection which had made her feel very ill. The trial was adjourned until 28 July after her lawyer protested against the trial being held in secret. His appeal to the court made no headway, so he is planning to appeal to the Constitutional Court on the grounds that her constitutional right to a public trial is being denied.

The Thai criminal code does allow closed trials on grounds of national security – the grounds invoked by the judge in Daranee’s case – although Amnesty International has made the point that this argument in her case is very unpersuasive.

She has lost a lot of weight – a few months ago she referred to a jaw infection which had made her feel very ill.

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