# Claim 608

Somyot was released on April 30, 2018, after serving his sentence in full.

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

- Statement: Somyot was released on April 30, 2018, after serving his sentence in full.
- Field: status
- Value: released, April 30, 2018
- About: [incident 2013-thailand-somyot-lese-majeste-sentence](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2013-thailand-somyot-lese-majeste-sentence)
- Source: Thai magazine editor freed after seven years in prison. https://cpj.org/2018/05/thai-magazine-editor-freed-after-seven-years-in-pr/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2018-05-01

## Quotation from the source

> Somyot completed his full sentence, so no conditions were placed on his release.

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/608. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.