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'''Giles Ji Ungpakorn''' |
'''Giles Ji Ungpakorn''' ([[Thai language|Thai]]: ใจ อึ๊งภากรณ์, {{pronounced|tɕāj ɯ́ŋpʰāːkōn}}<!--born [[1955]]?-->) is a university lecturer at [[Chulalongkorn University]] in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. He is an associate professor in the Political Science Faculty, and is also a member of the Thai socialist group [[Workers Democracy Group|Workers' Democracy]], which is part of the [[International Socialist Tendency]]. He is the youngest son of [[Puey Ungpakorn]] and his wife Margaret Smith of [[London]],<ref>[http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?p=Giles+Ungpakorn+kreung&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&x=wrt&u=www.thaisunday.com/news/blue_eyed_thais.shtml&w=giles+ji+ungpakorn+kreung&d=VlGWa5IFNrFY&icp=1&.intl=us Oh Blue-Eyed Thais, Flaunt Your Western Genes! by Seth Mydans]</ref> and holds both Thai and British citizenship.<ref>[http://www.zoominfo.com/people/ungpakorn_ji_239088442.aspx Giles Ji Ungpakorn]</ref> He has two older brothers, [[Jon Ungpakorn]] and Peter Ungpakorn. |
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Giles Ungpakorn was educated in [[England]] at Sussex and Durham Universities and the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, receiving his [[PhD]] there before returning to Thailand in 1997. |
Giles Ungpakorn was educated in [[England]] at Sussex and Durham Universities and the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, receiving his [[PhD]] there before returning to Thailand in 1997. |
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In 2006, after the military [[2006 Thai coup d'état|staged a coup]] and revoked the [[1997 Constitution of Thailand|constitution]], Giles led a demonstration in downtown [[Bangkok]] by university students.<ref>[[The Independent]], [http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1705573.ece Thai students defy protest ban to demand the return of democracy] September 23, 2006</ref> He was later accused of [[lèse majesté]] for calling the royally assented [[List of Prime Ministers of Thailand|Prime Minister]] [[Surayud Chulanont]] "illicit".<ref>[[Manager Daily|Manager Online]], [http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9490000123519 แจ้งจับ “ใจ อึ๊งภากรณ์” หมิ่นเบื้องสูง - กล่าวหา “สุรยุทธ์” นายกฯเถื่อน] October 3, 2006 {{th icon}}</ref> |
In 2006, after the military [[2006 Thai coup d'état|staged a coup]] and revoked the [[1997 Constitution of Thailand|constitution]], Giles led a demonstration in downtown [[Bangkok]] by university students.<ref>[[The Independent]], [http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1705573.ece Thai students defy protest ban to demand the return of democracy] September 23, 2006</ref> He was later accused of [[lèse majesté]] for calling the royally assented [[List of Prime Ministers of Thailand|Prime Minister]] [[Surayud Chulanont]] "illicit".<ref>[[Manager Daily|Manager Online]], [http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9490000123519 แจ้งจับ “ใจ อึ๊งภากรณ์” หมิ่นเบื้องสูง - กล่าวหา “สุรยุทธ์” นายกฯเถื่อน] October 3, 2006 {{th icon}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:37, 22 May 2009
Giles Ji Ungpakorn (Thai: ใจ อึ๊งภากรณ์, IPA: [tɕāj ɯ́ŋpʰāːkōn]) is a university lecturer at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He is an associate professor in the Political Science Faculty, and is also a member of the Thai socialist group Workers' Democracy, which is part of the International Socialist Tendency. He is the youngest son of Puey Ungpakorn and his wife Margaret Smith of London,[1] and holds both Thai and British citizenship.[2] He has two older brothers, Jon Ungpakorn and Peter Ungpakorn. Giles Ungpakorn was educated in England at Sussex and Durham Universities and the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, receiving his PhD there before returning to Thailand in 1997.
In 2006, after the military staged a coup and revoked the constitution, Giles led a demonstration in downtown Bangkok by university students.[3] He was later accused of lèse majesté for calling the royally assented Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont "illicit".[4]
In February 2007, his English-language academic work A Coup for Rich was refused distribution by the bookstore of Chulalongkorn University. His listing the controversial The King Never Smiles, which he has reviewed and criticised, as a reference was the explanation given by the store manager.[5]
Dr Giles was formally charged with lese majeste in Bangkok, Thailand on January 20th, 2009. He had 20 days to respond to the charges, after which the Thai authorities would decide whether his case would be given to the Thai courts for prosecution. Ungpakorn said he was being charged because of the contents of his book "A Coup for the Rich", which points out the main reasons the coup in Thailand two years ago took place. He fled Thailand in February 2009, returning to the United Kingdom. He stated: "I did not believe I would receive a fair trial." [6]
References
- ^ Oh Blue-Eyed Thais, Flaunt Your Western Genes! by Seth Mydans
- ^ Giles Ji Ungpakorn
- ^ The Independent, Thai students defy protest ban to demand the return of democracy September 23, 2006
- ^ Manager Online, แจ้งจับ “ใจ อึ๊งภากรณ์” หมิ่นเบื้องสูง - กล่าวหา “สุรยุทธ์” นายกฯเถื่อน October 3, 2006 Template:Th icon
- ^ The Nation, Chula bans second coup book, February 28, 2007
- ^ The Guardian,British professor flees Thailand after charge of insulting king February 9, 2009
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