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, but reduced it by half because she pleaded guilty to the offenses, the group said.
The sentence, which came amid
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 country s 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 A woman identified only by her first name Anchan, right, talks to her friend as she arrives at the Bangkok Criminal Court in Thailand on 19 January. The court sentenced the retired civil servant to a record 43.5 years in prison for insulting the monarchy by posting audio clips online of comments critical of the royal institution. AP
Former Thai civil servant sentenced to 43 years in prison for insulting monarchy
19 Jan, 2021 06:27 PM
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Anchan Preelert, in her mid-sixties, was convicted of 29 counts of violating Thailand s lese majeste law. Photo / AP
Anchan Preelert, in her mid-sixties, was convicted of 29 counts of violating Thailand s 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 country s royal family on Facebook and YouTube.
The length of the sentence was a record punishment under Thailand s lese majeste law, which punishes insults to the king and his immediate family with three-to-15 years in prison and is one of the world s toughest.