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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 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 a...

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 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 punishmen...

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