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Claim 605

The court sentenced Somyot to 11 years in prison over the two 2010 magazine articles.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The court sentenced Somyot to 11 years in prison over the two 2010 magazine articles.
Field
action
Value
11-year sentence, January 24, 2013
About
incident 2013-thailand-somyot-lese-majeste-sentence
Source
Thai editor Somyot sentenced to 11 years in prison
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2013-01-24

Quotation from the source

11 years in prison