Friday, August 28, 2009

Thai activist jailed for 18 years for insulting royal family...

A court in Bangkok sentenced the activist Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul to 18 years in prison yesterday for insulting the Thai Royal Family, the latest in a flurry of cases that analysts say are inhibiting freedom of speech and stifling political dissent. 

Ms Daranee was convicted of three charges of lèse-majesté for remarks that she made in speeches last year criticising the 2006 coup that ousted Thaksin Shinawatra, who was then the Prime Minister. 

Mr Thaksin, who was convicted in absentia last year of breaching conflict of interest laws and lives abroad to avoid a jail term, remains a polarising figure in Thai politics. More...

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