Claim 607

Somyot testified that the articles referred to a broad aristocratic elite rather than the king.

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

Statement: Somyot testified that the articles referred to a broad aristocratic elite rather than the king.
Field: action
Value: Somyot's court testimony
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

the articles did not refer to the king, but instead to a broad aristocratic elite