A Thai court sentenced pro-democracy activist Arnon Nampa to a further two years and eight months in prison for insulting the monarchy, taking his total sentence to more than 34 years.

The criminal court in the capital Bangkok found Nampa and four other defendants guilty on Friday of insulting the monarchy at a protest on 25 November 2020 outside the headquarters of Siam Commercial Bank in Bangkok, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said.

The court sentenced each of the five to four years in prison and then cut each term to two years and eight months, because their testimony was partly useful to the proceedings.

Friday's verdict was one of 14 cases brought against Nampa under the law, and verdicts in two are still to come.

The sentences from each case count towards a cumulative total, which stood at 31 years and nine months before Friday, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said in February, so the extra two years and eight months takes it to more than 34 years.

Nampa's lawyer, Krisadang Nutcharut, told AFP that…