21 Facts About Ampon Tangnoppakul

Ampon Tangnoppakul once earned his livelihood as a goods container driver.

Ampon Tangnoppakul was arrested at his rented house in Samut Prakan, and police seized three of his mobile phones together with their supplementary equipment.

However, Ampon Tangnoppakul's relatives lodged a successful appeal with the Court of Appeal.

Ampon Tangnoppakul was detained for sixty-three days prior to the release granted by the Court of Appeal on 4 October 2010.

Police Lieutenant General Tha-ngai Prasajaksatru, chief of the police team arresting Ampon Tangnoppakul, remarked that in the course of the inquiry, Ampon Tangnoppakul pleaded not guilty, but admitted that the exhibited mobile phones were his.

Ampon Tangnoppakul stated that he had not used them for a long time and did not know how to send a text message.

Tha-ngai said that he believes Ampon Tangnoppakul was a member of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship or Red Shirts, and that the Internal Security Operations Command has blacklisted him.

The charge stated that Ampon Tangnoppakul, using his mobile phone, sent four different short messages to Somkiat at different times:.

Ampon Tangnoppakul's campaign is "Fearlessness," by writing the name of "Akong" on his palm.

In presenting his evidence, Ampon Tangnoppakul, still pleading not guilty, introduced his counsel and relatives as witnesses to prove his innocence as well as his loyalty and respect to the King and Queen.

Ampon Tangnoppakul's lawyers focused on technical issues in his defence, demonstrating how a false phone number could have been created in Ampon's name.

The judgment was pronounced on 23 November, through a videoconferencing system from the Criminal Court to the Khlong Prem Prison where Ampon Tangnoppakul was detained, as the 2011 flood prevented his personal appearance.

Since the pronouncing could not be heard clearly, the penal officers sitting by the side of Ampon Tangnoppakul subsequently asked a court officer through the monitor what the court had said.

Ampon Tangnoppakul filed an appeal against the judgment of the Criminal Court, and was detained pending appeal.

Ampon Tangnoppakul applied for a provisional release, but the Court of Appeal refused his application.

Ampon Tangnoppakul then lodged a final appeal with the Supreme Court of Justice against the Court of Appeal's order of refusal, but his final appeal was turned down.

The Criminal Court issued a warrant of finality on 3 April 2012, at which time Ampon Tangnoppakul was subjected to imprisonment as sentenced.

Ampon Tangnoppakul was not too old to the extent requiring the care and support from another.

Ampon Tangnoppakul requested the International Committee of the Red Cross to examine the standard of the Penal Hospital.

The next day, the Institute's spokesperson stated that the cause of Ampon Tangnoppakul's death was lung cancer which spread throughout his body and brought about heart failure.

The death in custody of Amphon Ampon Tangnoppakul indicates that the price of loyalty is too high: a man has paid for four SMS messages with his life, and his family has paid with the loss of their husband, father and grandfather.