Torn ballot ruling standsThe Supreme Court yesterday upheld the suspended four-month jail sentences and fines given to three people involved in tearing up a ballot paper during the 2016 referendum on the draft constitution, which was enacted in 2017. However, after receiving his ballot paper, Piyarat tore it up and shouted: "Down with dictatorship. The three were charged with destroying a state document, damaging a ballot and causing a disturbance at a polling station. On Sept 26, 2017, a Bangkok court sentenced Piyarat to four months in jail and fined him 4,000 baht. The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the Appeal Court's ruling.

Source: Bangkok Post July 21, 2020 19:18 UTC