Grand Palace graffiti artist gets 8-month sentence

Khon Kaen man who spray-painted ‘No 112’ message will appeal PUBLISHED : 4 Jul 2024 at 15:18   Small   Medium   Large Two police officers rush to arrest a man using black spray paint to write and then cross out the number 112 — referring to the lese-majeste law — on the wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok on March 28 last year. (Capture from video) A man who spray-painted an anarchist symbol and the number 112 — a reference to the lese-majeste law — on the wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha last year has been sentenced to eight months in jail without suspension for vandalism. Suttawee “Bang-urn” Soikham, 26, is appealing the Criminal Court ruling and has posted bail. The native of Khon Kaen was seen by two police officers on March 28 last year spray-painting an anarchist symbol and the number 112 on the exterior wall of the temple that is part of the Grand Palace compound in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok. The number 112 represents Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese-majeste law. He was immediately arrested and taken to Metropolitan Police Division 6 for questioning. On Thursday morning, Suttawee,...