Case

On 22 July 2008, Daranee or Da Torpedo, anti-coup activist who usually spoke against the coup at the anti-coup demonstration site was arrested by the police at her house. The police later inform Daranee that she was accused to made statements that deemed to be lese majeste offenses 3 times.

Daranee was remanded in custody since her arrested, all attemps to bail were rejected. The court set to examine her plea on 1 December 2008 and began witnesses examination on 23 June 2009, Daranee hence remanded in custody for almost a year before the examination of witnesses were began.

In December 2009, the Criminal Court found Daranee guilty under Lese majeste law in three different count, she was sentenced to 5 years in prison for each count, alltogether 15 years. Daranee appealed the case, the court of appeal affirmed verdict of the Court of the First instance sentenced Daranee to 15 years in prison in June 2013. Daranee decided not to further appeal the case, the case hence concluded.         

In August 2016, the Royal Pardon decree was issued. Daranee was listed as detainee that set to be release prior to her actual prison term, she was released on 27 August 2016. Overall Daranee served 2,958 days in prison.