Thai musician jailed for 15 years for insulting royals
28-year-old found guilty posting insulting messages about the monarchy on Facebook between 2010 and 2011
By AFP
7:04AM BST 01 Aug 2014
A Thai musician has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for royal defamation, a court official said, in the latest conviction under a controversial lese majeste law.
The 28-year-old was found guilty of posting insulting messages about the monarchy on Facebook between 2010 and 2011 ...
Under the strict lese majeste rules anyone convicted of insulting the king, queen, heir or regent faces up to 15 years in prison on each count.
Extract onlySource - Telegraph - here.
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Lèse majesté, i.e. the crime of violating majesty, has been prohibited by the Law of Thailand since 1908.
Premier Thaksin Shinawatra and royalist activist Sondhi Limthongkul both filed charges of lèse majesté against each other during the 2005–2006 political crisis. Thaksin's alleged lèse majesté was one of the stated reasons for the Thai military's 2006 coup. [wikipedia, as per link]
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Which century is it in Thailand?
Take it they're not a democracy.
Love the bit about the start of the military coup. Does anyone else find this hilarious or am I a bit bent?
Do like the sound of 'Violating Majesty'. Nice ring to it. LOL
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