The Appeals Court upheld the lower court's ruling, sentencing Anon Nampa to 4 years in prison without suspension for Facebook posts insulting and showing malice against the monarchy in 2021. The combined sentence from all cases totals 34 years and 5 months.
On 12 Nov 2026, at courtroom 608 of the Criminal Court on Ratchadaphisek Road, the Appeals Court read its verdict in the defamation of the monarchy case, file number A 2804/2021, prosecuted by the Criminal Division 5 prosecutor. Anon Nampa A 42-year-old lawyer and leader of the People's Mob movement, he is the defendant charged with defaming the monarchy under Section 112 of the Criminal Code and violating Section 14 of the Computer Crime Act B.E. 2550 (2007).
The prosecution summarized that on 1 and 3 January 2021, the defendant posted three messages on his Facebook page named Anon Nampa, which had 227,286 followers. These posts were shared and liked tens of thousands of times and contained content insulting and maliciously attacking the monarchy, offenses under the law. The court was asked to add the sentence from this criminal court case to sentences from other courts. The incidents occurred in Thung Kha Luang District, Roi Et Province, and related areas. Anon Nampa denied the charges and contested the case.
Today, the Criminal Court summoned the defendant from prison to hear the Appeals Court verdict. The lower court had ruled on 17 January 2024 that the three publicly posted Facebook messages misled readers, distorted facts, insulted, defamed, and disrespected the monarchy, constituting serious offenses.
The prosecution's evidence was credible and convincing. The defendant's defense, claiming the intent was to seek reform of Section 112, was dismissed and could not refute the prosecution's evidence. The defendant committed multiple distinct offenses and was sentenced under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the harshest provision, to 4 years in prison without suspension.
The Appeals Court reviewed the case file, deliberated, and upheld the lower court's sentence of 4 years imprisonment without suspension. It was reported that Anon Nampa's total prison sentence from all cases now exceeds 34 years and 5 months.