Thai court will resume the witness hearings against Ms. Chiranuch Premchaiporn, charged with lèse majesté under the Computer Crimes Act. Chiranuch (Jiew) is a media rights advocate and Executive Director of Prachatai, an independent, online news agency.
We are pleased to pass an invitation to you and your organization to participate in Ms. Chiranuch Trial Observation starting 1 September 2011.
If you are interested and planning to observe Chiranuch’s trial, please find the information below.
Chiranuch’s trial will take place on 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20, 21 September (prosecution witnesses) and 11, 12, 13, 14 October (defence witnesses).
For the map of the Criminal Court; please find http://bit.ly/fwUhz9.
Details of the legal cases against Chiranuch are here:
http://facthai.wordpress.com/2011/08/27/legal-cases-against-chiranuch-premchaiporn/
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