Former Activist ‘Da Torpedo’ Dies at 62 Shortly After Prison

Photo of Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul. Image: Prachatai. BANGKOK — Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul, one of the earliest voices to protest the 2006 coup that brought down the elected government, died of cancer earlier this week.

In 2008 she was convicted and sent to jail for royal defamation charges, aka lese majeste, for the speeches she made in Sanam Luang, a stone throw away from the Grand Palace. She was pardoned and released after spending 8 years in prison.

Her worsening health conditions prevented her from an active return to political activism. Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, an activist who was also jailed for lese majeste, wrote on Facebook Thursday that Daranee did not taste freedom outside prison for long before she passed away.

Source: Former Activist and 112 Prisoner ‘Da Torpedo’ Dies at 62

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