A Thai court sentenced a university student to 2.5 years in prison on Tuesday for posting a message on Facebook that the court said insulted the country’s king.
A Criminal Court judge found 24-year-old Akkaradet Eiamsuwan guilty of violating Thailand’s lese majeste law, which punishes people who defame, insult or threaten the monarchy.
The ruling said Akkaradet used an alias to post the message on Facebook in March. He was arrested in Bangkok in June and has been in jail since then.
The court said it reduced an original sentence of five years’ imprisonment to 2.5 years because the defendant had confessed to the offence.
Thailand’s lese majeste law is the world’s harshest, providing for jail terms of three to 15 years. Full story...
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A Criminal Court judge found 24-year-old Akkaradet Eiamsuwan guilty of violating Thailand’s lese majeste law, which punishes people who defame, insult or threaten the monarchy.
The ruling said Akkaradet used an alias to post the message on Facebook in March. He was arrested in Bangkok in June and has been in jail since then.
The court said it reduced an original sentence of five years’ imprisonment to 2.5 years because the defendant had confessed to the offence.
Thailand’s lese majeste law is the world’s harshest, providing for jail terms of three to 15 years. Full story...
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