*Last updated on April 7, 2021/12.00 PM
According to the TLHR database on juvenile prosecution (from 2020 onwards), at least 33 young people from among 34 cases have been prosecuted for political expression and protest.
So far, 23 youths have experienced detention without arrest warrants from the police. There were 6 youths filed with Section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code or the “lèse-majesté” law. The complaints pertaining to royal defamation were initiated by fellow citizens.
| No. | Date of incident | Incriminating offense | Name of the alleged offender | Charge(s) | Case status |
1 | September 10, 2020 | Joining the #PeopleofNonthaburiAgainstAuthoritarians rally (in Thai: #คนนนท์ไม่ทนเผด็จการ) at Nonthaburi Pier | Thanakorn [surname withheld](a 17-year-old youth) | Violation of the “Sedition” law, or Section 116 of the Criminal Code | Acknowledge a charge at Muang Nonthaburi Police Station on December 8, 2020 |
2 | September 28, 2020 | Joining the #WeAreLookingForTheBigBoss rally (in Thai: #ตามหานาย) in front of the gates of the 4th Cavalry Division King’s Guard | Phum Hua Lamphong(a 17-year-old youth) | Violation of the Public Assembly ActViolation of the emergency decree | Acknowledged charges at Phayathai Police Station on November 4, 2020 |
3 | October 13, 2020 | Joining the #KhanaRatsadonIsaan rally (in Thai: #คณะราษฎรอีสาน) at Democracy Monument, prior to the major October 14 rally | Phum Hua Lamphong(a 17-year-old youth) | Violation of the emergency decree | Was detained without a warrant of arrest on October 13, 2020 |
4 | October 15, 2020 | Joining the #AtRatchaprasongOnOctober15 rally (in Thai: #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์) at Ratchaprasong intersection | 1. Lopnaphat Wangsit (aka “Min” from the “Bad Student” group)2.Kanapod Yeamsanguansak (aka “Phum”, a 16-year-old member of the “Free Student” group) 3. Benjamaporn Nivas (aka “Ploy”, a 16-year-old member from the “Bad Student” group)
| Violation of the Severe State of Emergency Decree | Acknowledged a charge at Lumpini Police Station on November 30, 2020 |
5 | October 16, 2020 | Joining the #AtPathumwanIntOnOctober16 rally (in Thai: #16ตุลาไปแยกปทุมวัน) at Pathumwan intersection | Phum Hua Lamphong(a 17-year-old youth) | Violation of the Severe State of Emergency Decree | Acknowledged a charge at Pathumwan Police Station on December 7, 2020 |
6 | October 25, 2020 | Joining the #Oct25ToRatchaprasong rally (in Thai: #ม็อบ25ตุลา สี่แยกราชประสงค์) | Mimi (a 17-year-old youth) | Violation of the Public Assembly ActViolation of the emergency decree | Acknowledged charges at Lumpini Police Station on January 13, 2021 |
7 | October 29, 2020 | Partaking in ‘Commoners’ Runway’ at the #Oct29 rally, in front of the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Silom | Saichon [name changed for confidentiality reasons](a 16-year-old youth) | Violation of Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lèse majesté law | Acknowledged a charge at Yannawa Police Station on December 17, 2020 |
8 | November 1st, 2020 | Joining the #Nov1st rally (in Thai: #ม็อบ1พฤศจิกา) at Udom Suk and Bang Na intersections | Thanakorn [surname withheld](a 17-year-old youth) | Violation of the emergency decree | Acknowledge a charge at Bang Na Police Station on November 30, 2020 |
9 | December 6, 2020 | Joining the #Dec6 rally (in Thai: #ม็อบ6ธันวา) at Wongwian Yai | Thanakorn [surname withheld](a 17-year-old youth) | Violation of Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lèse majesté law | Acknowledge a charge at Buppharam Police Station on January 11, 2021Was brought to the Juvenile Court to issue a detention warrant before granted bail with a surety of 5,000 baht in cash |
10 | December 31, 2020 | Joined other We Volunteer (WeVo) protest guards in organising a shrimp sale at the #GrillingShrimp rally, Sanam Luang. The event was intended to help shrimp vendors affected by COVID-19. | Phum Hua Lamphong(a 17-year-old youth) | Violation of the emergency decreeViolation of the Sound Amplifier ActViolation of the Communicable Diseases Act | Was arrested without a warrant on December 31, 2020 |
11 | December 31, 2020 | Joined other We Volunteer (WeVo) protest guards in organizing a shrimp sale at the #GrillingShrimp rally, Sanam Luang. | Pleum [name changed for confidentiality reasons](a 17-year-old youth) | Violation of the emergency decreeViolation of the Sound Amplifier ActViolation of the Communicable Diseases Act | Was arrested without a warrant on December 31, 2020 |
12 | December 20, 2020 | Joined the #LetsWearCropTops parade (in Thai: #แต่งครอปท็อป) at Siam Paragon shopping mall | Thanakorn [surname withheld](a 17-year-old youth) | Violation of Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lèse majesté law | Already acknowledged charges at Pathumwan Police Station on January 20, 2021 |
13 | December 20, 2020 | Joined the #LetsWearCropTops parade at Siam Paragon shopping mall | “Nat”, a 17-year-old youth | Violation of Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lèse majesté law | Already acknowledged charges at Pathumwan Police Station on January 20, 2021 |
14 | January 24, 2021 | Posting a sticker #Repeal112 at Democracy Monument | “Nat”, a 17-year-old youth | Violation of the Act on the Maintenance of the Cleanliness and Orderliness of the Country | Paying 2,000 baht fine to police at Samranrat Police Station |
15 | December 31, 2020 | Hanging the cloth banner #Repeal112 in front of the Crown Property Bureau and Giant Swing | Phum Hua Lamphong (a 17-year-old youth) | Violation of the Act on the Maintenance of the Cleanliness and Orderliness of the Country | Paying 2,000 baht fine to police at Samsen Police Station on January 26, 2021 |
16 | January 14, 2021 | Joining the mass at Klong Luang Police Station after the arrest of Sirichai according to the warrant in lese majeste charge | Phum Hua Lamphong (a 17-year-old youth) | Violation of the Emergency DecreeViolation of the Communicable Diseases Act Contempt of Cop | Already acknowledged charges at Khlong Luang Police Station on February 5, 2021 |
17 | January 15, 2021 | Joining the mass at Klong Luang Police Station to cheer up “Dave Chayapol” who was reportedly to receive arrest warrants | Saichon [name changed for confidentiality reasons] (a 16-year-old youth) | Violation of the emergency decree Violation of the Sound Amplifier Act Violation of the Communicable Diseases Act Contempt of Cop Violation of Section 215 of Thai Criminal Code “Assembly of ten persons or more to threaten or do an act of violence” | Already acknowledged charges at Khlong Luang Police Station on February 5, 202 |
18 | February 1, 2021 | Joining the protest against the coup in Myanmar in front of the Embassy of Myanmar | “Nat”, a 17-year-old youth | Violation of Section 215 of Thai Criminal Code with the second paragraph “Assembly of ten persons or more to threaten or do an act of violence while persons are armed with a weapon” Section 138 of Thai Criminal Code with Section 140 “Altogether resist or obstruct the officials on duty” Section 296 of Thai Criminal Code “Altogether assault the officials on duty which causing a physical or psychological harm” Violation of the emergency decree Violation of the Communicable Diseases Act | Already acknowledged charges at Yannawa Police Station on February 19, 2021 |
19 | February 10, 2021 | Joining the #Feb10Rally #BangingPotsandPanstoExpelDictators at Pathumwan Intersection | Phum Hua Lamphong (a 17-year-old youth) | Owning an illegal handheld transceiver | Arrested without a warrant on February 10, 2021 |
| Fifa, a 16-year-old minor | Owning an illegal handheld transceiver | ||||
20 | January15, 2021 | Joining the #Jan16Rally to call for the release of #FreeYouthGuards at Samyan | Thanakorn [surname withheld](a 17-year-old youth)
| Violation of the emergency decree Violation of the Communicable Diseases Act | Already acknowledged charges at Pathumwan Police Station on February 23, 2021 |
21 | 28 February2021 | Joining the #Feb28Rally from the Victory Monument to the house of General Prayut Chan-o-cha, 1st Infantry Battalion | Saichon [name changed for confidentiality reasons](a 16-year-old youth)
P [name changed for confidentiality reasons] (a 15-year-old youth)
C [name changed for confidentiality reasons] (a 16-year-old youth)
Guy [name changed for confidentiality reasons] (a 16-year-old youth) | Violation of the emergency decree Violation of the Communicable Diseases Act Section 215 of Criminal Code “Ten persons upwards being assembled together do or threaten” Section 216 of Criminal Code “Refusal to Disperse” Section 140 of Criminal Code “Threatening an official” Section 296 of Criminal Code “Committing bodily harm” | Arrested without a warrant on February 28, 2021Was brought to the Juvenile Court to issue a detention warrant before granted bail with a surety of 15,000 baht in cash Arrested without a warrant on February 28, 2021
Was brought to the Juvenile Court to issue a detention warrant before granted bail without a surety If there is breach, the parents sahll be fined 5,000 baht.
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22 | 6 March 2021 | Arrest of We Volunteer and people at the Major Ratchayothin Shopping Mall before #6MarchRally | D (name changed for confidentiality reasons)
Mongkol (name changed for confidentiality reasons) | The Emergency Decree
Violation of the Communicable Diseases Act
Section 209 of Thai Criminal Code “Member of Secrete Society”
Section 210 of Thai Criminal Code “Conspiracy”
| Was arrested without a warrant on March 6, 2020
On 6 March 2020, parents picked him up and would take him at Central Juvenile and Family Court on 7 March 2020 in order to examine the arrest. The Court granted bail with a surety of 5,000 baht in cash. |
23 | 8 Feb 2021 | The #8FebRally against the coup in front of Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar | Phum Hualamphong | The Emergency Decree Violation of the Communicable Diseases Act Section 138 Resisting Official in Due Exercise of Official Duty
Section 136 insulting an official in the execution of his or her duty | Acknowledge the charge already at Yannawa Police Station on 17 March 2021 |
24 | 20 March 2021 | Expressing towards the portrait of the King in the #20MarRally at Sanam Luang | Kwamwang (name changed for confidentiality reasons) | Violation Section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code Violation of the Communicable Diseases Act Section 215 of Criminal Code “Ten persons upwards being assembled together do or threaten” Section 216 of Criminal Code “Refusal to Disperse” | Was arrested without a warrant and taken to the Border Patrol Police Region 1, Pathum Thani The police officers scheduled the parents at the Central Juvenile and Family Court on 21 March 2020 in order to examine the arrest. Bail was granted with a surety of 20,000 baht. |
| Time (name changed for confidentiality reasons) | |||||
25 | 20 March 2021 | Joining #20MarRally and was later arrested at Sapanwanchat Junction | P (name changed for confidentiality reasons) | Section 140 of Criminal Code “offense against officials” “Section 215 of Criminal Code “Ten persons upwards being assembled together do or threaten” Section 216 of Criminal Code “Refusal to Disperse” Emergency Decree Communicable Diseases Act
| Was arrested without a warrant and taken to the Border Patrol Police Region 1, Pathum Thani the Central Juvenile and Family Court allow temporary release |
| Pat (name changed for confidentiality reasons) | |||||
26 | 20 March 2021 |
Joining #20MarRally and was later arrested at Phan Fa Lilat Bridge | Thip (name changed for confidentiality reasons) | Violation of Section 397 of the Criminal Code “causing trouble to others”
| Were fined by The police officers from chanasongkram police station with 500 baht each |
| Wat (name changed for confidentiality reasons) | |||||
| Met (name changed for confidentiality reasons) | |||||
27 | 6 March 2021 | The arrest of We Volunteer group and people at Major Ratchayothin mall before the #6Mar.rally started | D aged 18 year old (name changed for confidentiality reasons) Mongkol aged 19 years old (name changed for confidentiality reasons) Pleum (name changed for confidentiality reasons) | Violation of Emergency Decree Communicable Disease Act Section 209 of the Criminal Code (a member of a secret society) Section 210 of the Criminal Code (Comspiracy) | Arrested without arrest warrant before participating in the rally on 6 March 2021. On the same night, minors’ parents took minors back home and took them to the Central Juvenile and Family Court on 7 March 2021 to examine the arrest. The Court granted bail with 5,000 baht as surety. On 18 March 2021, acknowledged of the charges at Phahol Yothin Police Station. |
28 | 17 March 2021 | Hanging the label “Thai Court is injustice” at the Democracy Monument | Pol aged 17 years old (name changed for confidentiality reasons) | Act on the Maintenance of the Cleanliness and Orderliness of the Country | Received a summon warrant issued by Samranrat Police Station. |
29 | 20 March 2021 | Expression towards the portrait in front of the Ratchada Criminal Court at #20Mar.rally | Haru (name changed for confidentiality reasons) Spring (name changed for confidentiality reasons) | Violation of Emergency Decree The Communicable Disease Act. Section 215 of the Criminal Code Section 216 of the Criminal Code Section 112 of the Criminal Code | Was arrested without the arrest warrant on 20 March 2021 before being taken to the Border Patrol Police Region 1. The police officers scheduled the parents at the Central Juvenile and Family Court to examine the arrest on 21 March 2021. The Court granted bail with 20,000 baht as surety. |
30 | 20 March 2021 | was arrested at Wanchart Brdige in #20Mar.rally | P (name changed for confidentiality reasons) Pat (name changed for confidentiality reasons) | Violation of Emergency Decree The communicable Disease Act Section 140 of the Criminal Code Section 215 of the Criminal Code Section 216 of the Criminal Code | Was arrested without arrest warrants on 20 March 2021 and was taken to the Border Patrol Police Region 1. Later, were taken to the hospital due to the physically assaulted during the arrest. the Central Juvenile and Family Court granted bail for temporary release. |
31 | 20 March 2021 | was arrested at Wanchart Brdige in #20Mar.rally | |||
32 | 24 March 2021 | Joining #24Mar.rally ##เพราะประเทศนี้เป็นของราษฎร (this country belongs to the people) at Ratchaprasong Intersection | Kanapos Yamsongsonsak | Violation of the Emergency Decree | On 8 April 2021, acknowledged of the charge at Lumpini Police Station |
33 | 28 March 2021 | Anchan (name changed for confidentiality reasons) Pat (name changed for confidentiality reasons) Sapphire (name changed for confidentiality reasons) Sand, aged 15 years old Bee (name changed for confidentiality reasons) Yim (name changed for confidentiality reasons) Hom (name changed for confidentiality reasons) | Violation of the Emergency Decree The Communicable Disease Act The Maintenance of the Cleanliness and Orderliness of the Country Act Advertisement by Using Sound Amplifiers Control Act | were arrested without arrest warrant on 28 March 2021 and were then taken to the Border Patrol Police Region 1. the Central Juvenile and Family Court granted bail for temporary release. | |
34 | 28 March 2021 | Rally opposing the dispersal of #หมู่บ้านทะลุฟ้า in the evening at Phanitchayakan Intersection | Wat, aged 15 years old | Section 215 of the Criminal Code Section 392 of the Criminal Code Section 370 of the Criminal Code | On 2 April 2021, acknowledged of the charges at Nanglearn Police Station |
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