Court extends sentence for lawyer who called for monarchy reform

2026-02-20 - 09:03

The Criminal Court in Bangkok has ​sentenced jailed human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa to ​an additional ‌two years and eight months in prison for royal defamation and sedition in connection with a speech he gave at a protest in Bangkok in November 2020, a rights group ​said ⁠on Friday, bringing his combined sentence to more than 30 years.