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The Criminal Court in Thailand will begin proceedings in February 2011 against Chiranuch Premchaiporn, editor of the online news portal Prachatai, under the Computer Crimes Act. Charged with lese majeste, Ms Chiranuch faces a closed hearing without media scrutiny and up to 50 years in prison if found guilty. She was alleged to have allowed comments that constitute lese majeste on a public forum.

Under the Computer Crimes Act 2007, an accused intermediary can be penalized to the same extent as the poster.

According to an article in the Nation (see below) Prachatai online newspaper has now moved to a new address:

http://prachatai.net/

The online newspaper may also be followed at http://www.facebook.com/Prachatai