Thirteen individuals, including Chanon Khantong, a member of the PDRC mob, were sentenced by the Criminal Court for obstructing the 2013 election. The verdict was announced on March 28, 2023, at court room 804 at Ratchadaphisek Road. Special Case Prosecutor 4, representing the plaintiff, brought the case to court on February 3, 2022. The defendants engaged in a public gathering of ten or more people, causing chaos, possessing and using weapons, intimidating officials, throwing and shooting various objects, and obstructing the polling station staff from performing their duties during the party-list MP election between December 23-27, 2013. The Criminal Code, Sections 58, 83, 90 of the 2007 Election Commission Act were violated, and the court sentenced the defendants to imprisonment for up to two years with the heaviest penalty imposed on the second defendant. Defendants 1-9 and 11-13 provided useful testimony that helped reduce their respective sentences. However, all defendants still received punishment, including the forfeiture of all intermediaries according to the list at the end of the lawsuit. The incident was deemed serious, and punishment is justified for all 13 defendants.
The Criminal Court sentenced PDRC mob Chanon Khantong and 13 others to obstructing the 2013 election, punishable by 18-24 months without waiting for the punishment.
On March 28, 2023 at court room 804 Criminal Court Ratchadaphisek Road, the court scheduled to hear the verdict on the case of mobs obstructing recruitment Sor Sor. Black Case Aor. 231/2565 which the Special Case Prosecutor 4 is the plaintiffMr. Chanon Khanthong with 13 people which is a public gathering The PDRC is the defendant in the offence. Join together from 10 people or more to cause chaos in the country.
The plaintiff’s prosecutor brought the case to the court on February 3, 2022, specifying the offense, concluded that on December 26, 2013, during daytime, the defendant and many others who had not yet come forward to sue together. Possessing and using weapons by intimidating, assaulting officials By using a car attached to an amplifier, throwing, shooting glass balls, bolt heads, three-faced sticks, worm cement blocks. enter the staff Back up the garbage truck hit the door to open the way and then surround the 1st and 2nd entrances. of the Bangkok Youth Center (Thai-Japan), Din Daeng, before invading the inside of the West Sports 2 building, besieging the building, preventing the polling station staff from performing their duties Applying for a party-list MP election between December 23-27, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is a violation of the law. The incident occurred in the subdistrict – Din Daeng district, Bangkok.
Ask the defendants to be punished according to the Criminal Code, Sections 58, 83, 90 of the 2007 Election Commission Act.
The defendants were released on bail.
Tribunal And the actions of the 13 defendants are offenses under the Criminal Code, Section 215, second paragraph, 216, 365 (1) (2), in conjunction with Sections 362, 364 of the Election Commission Act B.E. 2550, Section 43. Two (formerly) accompanying the Criminal Code, Section 83
The action of the 13 defendants is a single karma, an offense once morest multiple laws, requiring joint punishment. Trespass on real estate and homes By doing an act of violence or threatening to do an act of violence by using weapons or by committing two or more offenses together. which is the law with the heaviest punishment under Section 90 of the Criminal Code imprisonment for 2 years each, increasing the penalty of the second defendant, one third according to the Criminal Code, Section 92, to imprisonment for the second defendant for 2 years and 8 months
Defendants No. 1-9 and No. 11-13 gave some testimony during the investigation that was useful for consideration. There is a reason to reduce the punishment. Let one of the four defendants 10 make a confession during the investigation is useful for consideration. There is a reason for relieving the penalty to reduce the penalty to one third. According to the Criminal Code, Section 78, there will be imprisonment for the 1st, 3rd-9th and 11th-13th defendants, 18 months each, 24 months for the 2nd defendant, 16 months for the 10th defendant.
Examining the circumstances of the case, it was found that when the protesters began to cause violence by using slingshots to shoot bolts, glass balls, steel balls and throwing bricks. Cement worms, giant firecrackers, ping-pong bombs, etc., hit the police officers who maintain order at the scene. All 13 defendants should stop rallying as the police officer tells them to stop. But the 13 defendants did not stop the rally yet. Another trespass into the scene
The circumstances of the case are serious and should not be punished. to all 13 defendants Forfeiture of all intermediaries according to the list at the end of the lawsuit. Plus the 4th defendant’s imprisonment, pending punishment in the red numbered criminal case 13530/2555 in the amount of 3 months and in the criminal case fixed number 13531/2555 in the amount of 3 months of the Thonburi District Court with this case being the imprisonment of the 4th defendant for 24 months plus the imprisonment of the 5th defendant pending punishment. in the criminal case number red at 336/2555, number 1 month of Phra Khanong District Court In line with this case, it is imprisonment for the 5th defendant, scheduled for 19 months, counting the imprisonment of the 2nd defendant in this case, following the imprisonment in the red criminal case of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Provincial Court.
In conclusion, justice has been served as Chanon Khantong and 13 others have been sentenced for obstructing the 2013 election. The case, which took several years to be heard, showed the severity of the offenses committed by the defendants and the multiple laws that were violated. The court’s decision to punish them under Section 90 of the Criminal Code, which carries imprisonment for up to two years, sends a strong message that such actions will not be tolerated. As we move forward, it is crucial to remember that democracy thrives on the peaceful participation of citizens, and any attempt to disrupt the election process undermines its core principles.
