Man faces up to 32 years’ prison for sedition and insulting the king after criticising corruption scandal
A Thai man has been arrested for “liking” a doctored photo of the king and sharing an infographic on Facebook about a growing corruption scandal,as prosecutions burgeon under draconian royal defamation laws.
The arrest, announced on Thursday, or came as the US ambassador to Thailand faces a police investigation for royal defamation over a speech he made final month,in which he expressed concern over lengthy sentences handed to civilians for lese-majeste.
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Source: theguardian.com