Bangkok military court convicts 34-year-outmoded in one of harshest sentences handed down for draconian royal defamation law A Thai man has been jailed for 35 years for Facebook posts deemed insulting to the royal family,a watchdog said, in one of the harshest sentences handed down for a crime that insulates Thailand’s ultra-rich monarchy from criticism.
A Bangkok military court convicted him of 10 counts of lese-majesty for posting photos and videos of the royal family on a Facebook account that purported to belong to a different user.
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Source: theguardian.com