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Lawyers said it was the longest sentence yet for violating Thailand’s notoriously harsh lèse-majesté law. The former Thai civil servant identified as Anchan P. arrived at court in Bangkok on Tuesday before her sentencing on lèse-majesté charges.Credit...Associated Press Jan. 19, 2021 BANGKOK — The onetime civil servant’s crime was to share audio clips on social media that were deemed critical of Thailand’s monarchy. The sentence, handed down on Tuesday by a criminal court in Bangkok...

Share on Twitter A court in Thailand has sentenced a former civil servant to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the countrys strict law on insulting or defaming the monarchy, officials say. The Bangkok Criminal Court found the woman guilty on 29 counts of violating the countrys lese majeste law for posting audio clips to Facebook and YouTube with comments deemed critical of the monarchy, the group Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said. The sentence, which com...

A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced a former civil servant to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the countrys strict law on insulting or defaming the monarchy, lawyers said. The Bangkok Criminal Court found the woman guilty on 29 counts of violating the countrys lese majeste law for posting audio clips to Facebook and YouTube with comments deemed critical of the monarchy, the group Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said. The sentence, which comes amid an ongoing p...

A former civil servant has been given a record prison sentence of 43 years after admitting to having defamed the monarchy in Thailand. On Tuesday, at the Bangkok Criminal Court, the woman, named Anchan, was sentenced for 29 counts of violating the country´s lese majeste law after sharing audio clips to Facebook and YouTube with comments deemed critical of the monarchy, the group Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said. The majeste law, more commonly known as Article 112, which forbids people from c...

The Bangkok Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a former civil servant to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the nation’s strict law on insulting or defaming the monarchy, lawyers said. The court found the woman guilty on 29 counts of breaching the nation’s lese majeste law for posting audio clips to Facebook and YouTube with comments deemed critical of the monarchy, the group Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said. The court initially announced her sentence as 87 years...

Her sentence was 87 years but the court halved it after she pleaded guilty

Thai court sentences woman with over 43 years in jail for insulting king on Facebook, YouTube The Bangkok Criminal Court found the former civil servant guilty on 29 counts of violating the countrys lese majeste law for posting audio clips to Facebook and YouTube with comments deemed critical of the monarchy, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said The Associated Press January 19, 2021 19:13:52 IST ...

Former Thai civil servant sentenced to 43 years in prison for insulting monarchy 19 Jan, 2021 06:27 PM 3 minutes to read Anchan Preelert, in her mid-sixties, was convicted of 29 counts of violating Thailands lese majeste law. Photo / AP Anchan Preelert, in her mid-sixties, was convicted of 29 counts of violating Thailands lese majeste law. Photo / AP Daily Telegraph UK By: Louise Watt A court in Thailand has sentenced a former civil servant to 43 years and six months in prison for insulting the...

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Human rights organisations have decried Thailand's first lese majeste jailing in years as an assault on freedom of expression.