Name: Thiranai (Age 23)
Occupation: Online Sales and Rider
Case: Possession of Explosives, Violation of the Emergency Decree from Participating in a Demonstration in Din Daeng
Date of Imprisonment: 15 February 2023
Location of Imprisonment: Bangkok Remand Prison
“Tee” Thiranirai lives in his family’s home in the Rama 2 neighborhood of Bangkok. His family said that ever since he was small, he was a good kid, studied hard and always did well in school.
During the government of Prayuth Chan-ocha, Tee observed that the economy continuously declined until it impacted the family’s business. This catalyzed Tee to start to follow politics. In addition to the economic impact, another important factor that caused him to be interested when when “Bank,” Tee’s close friend, was shot in the hip by riot police during a protest at Kiakkai Intersection.
As a result, beginning at the end of 2020, Tee joined many demonstrations. The group Gear of Democracy: Vocational Students Protect Democracy of Thailand invited him to be a member of the group and he accepted. His duty was to be a guard who looked after safety and ensured that there were no third hands who created chaos during protests.
During the August-October 2021 period, the independent group “Thalugaz” held many demonstrations. The police set up a large number of security checkpoints. On 29 August 2021, Mai Chaiyaporn and Tee Thiranai were arrested at a police security checkpoint after they were found to have ping pong bombs hidden under their vehicle. After being indicted on 30 August 2021, the Court granted them with the condition of wearing an electronic monitoring (EM) ankle bracelet. There was a trial in the case, but they chose to confess at the last minute.
On 15 February 2023, the Court of First Instance judged that they were guilty of “illegal possession of bombs without permission” in regards to the 10 ping pong bombs that were found during the search. The prosecution argued that they were Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) that could be used as bombs that could cause grievous bodily injury and material damage up to 2 meters away. They were each sentenced to 6 years in prison; but the punishment was halved to 3 years as they confessed. Neither was granted bail while the case is appealed.
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