曼谷：一个人权组织称，泰国一家法院周五（10月30日）判处一名2020年抗议活动的领导人额外两年监禁，使其总刑期超过34年。
BANGKOK: A Thai court sentenced a leader of 2020 protests to an additional two years in jail on Friday (Oct 30), a rights group said, bringing his total term to more than 34 years.
人权律师阿农·南帕因一项新的冒犯君主罪罪名被定罪。这项严厉的法律保护泰国皇室免受批评，但批评者称它被用来压制异见。
Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa was convicted on a fresh count of lese majeste, the strict law that shields the Thai royal family from criticism but which critics say is used to muzzle dissent.
阿农在2020年由青年领导的抗议活动中崭露头角，当时数万人走上街头，要求改革军方起草的宪法和君主制。
Arnon rose to prominence in youth-led protests that saw tens of thousands of people take to the streets in 2020, calling for reform of the military-drafted constitution and the monarchy.
这位42岁的男子自2023年以来因多起与抗议活动及其社交媒体帖子相关的冒犯君主罪定罪而被监禁。
The 42-year-old has been jailed since 2023 on multiple royal insult convictions linked to the protests and his social media posts.
活动组织泰国人权律师协会在脸书帖子中表示，阿农和其他四人根据冒犯君主罪被判处两年零八个月监禁。
Arnon and four others were sentenced to two years and eight months under lese majeste campaign group Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said in a Facebook post.
代表阿农的律师克里萨当·努差鲁向法新社证实了这一裁决，称这些指控源于2020年在暹罗商业银行总部前的一场抗议活动。
Krisadang Nutcharut, a lawyer representing Arnon, confirmed the ruling to AFP, saying the charges stem from a 2020 protest in front of the Siam Commercial Bank headquarters.
克里萨当说，周五被判刑的五人中有三人已在服另外的冒犯君主罪刑期，并补充说阿农的总刑期现已超过34年。
Three of the five sentenced on Friday were already serving separate royal insult sentences, Krisadang said, adding that Arnon's total was now more than 34 years.
“现在已经很清楚，这项法律已成为用来对付反对者的政治工具，”他告诉法新社。
"It is now clear that the law has become a political tool used against opponents," he told AFP.
克里萨当说，阿农当时呼吁提高泰国历史最悠久的银行暹罗商业银行从皇家资产管理局转让股份的透明度。
Arnon was calling for increased transparency over a transfer of shares in Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand's oldest bank, from the Crown Property Bureau, Krisadang said.
SCBx在其网站上表示，国王哇集拉隆功是该银行母公司SCBx的最大股东，持股23.6%。
King Vajiralongkorn is the largest shareholder in SCBx, the bank's parent company, with a 23.6 per cent share, SCBx says on its website.