Section 118.- Whoever, making any act to the flag or any other emblem to be symbolized the State with the intention to deride the Nation, shall be imprisoned not out of two years or fined not out of four thousand Baht, or both.

 

CHAPTER 3

OFFENCES AGAINST THE EXTERNAL SECURITY OF THE KINGDOM

 

Section 119.- Whoever, does any act with intent to cause the Country or any part thereof to descend under the sovereignty of any foreign State, or to deteriorate the independence of the State, shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life.

 

Section 120.- Whoever, conspiring with the person to make the act for the benefit of the foreign State with the intention of causing the battle against the State or in other way against the State, shall be imprisoned for life or imprisoned as from ten years to twenty years.

 

Section 121.- Whoever, being a Thai, bears the arms in battle against the Country, or participates as an enemy of the Country, shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life.

 

Section 122.- Whoever does any act in order to support a battle or the preparation for battle for an enemy shall be punished with imprisonment of five to fifteen years.

If such assistance is made :

(1) By rendering useless or bringing into the power of an enemy, any fortress, camp, airport, war conveyance, conveyance, line of communication, article used in communication, armaments, food, dock, building or any other thing used for the purpose of war ;

(2) By instigating any member of the armed forces to neglect to perform his duties, to commit mutiny, to desert the service or to commit breach of discipline ;

(3) By committing espionage, conducting or guiding the enemy ; or

(4) By acting any other means of the advantage for the enemy in the battle ;

The offender shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life.

 

Section 123.- Whoever, making any act so as to procure the information, document or anything kept to be secret for the safety of the Country, shall be imprisoned not less than ten years.

 

Section 124.- Whoever does any act in order that any other person may know or obtain any information, document or anything which is kept secret for the safety of the Country, shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding ten years.

If such offence is committed whilst the Country is engaged in the battle or war, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of five to fifteen years.

If the offence, mentioned in the two foregoing paragraphs, is committed for the benefit of a foreign State, the offender shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life.

 

Section 125.- Whoever, counterfeiting, fabricating, detaining, hiding, concealing, removing, damaging, destroying, or losing or rendering any of document or plan concerning the interest of State in the international affairs, shall be imprisoned not out of ten years.