A Thai military court on Tuesday jailed a man for 25 years
for posting pictures on his Facebook page deemed insulting to Thailand’s
monarchy, in one of the toughest such sentences in recent times.Thailand’s lese-majeste law is the world’s harshest and makes it a crime to defame, insult or threaten the king, queen or heir to the throne or regent.
Since taking power in a May coup, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a staunch royalist, has repeatedly vowed to vigorously
pursue royal
insult cases and try those perceived to be anti-monarchists.In the latest case, Tiensutham Suttijitseranee, a 58-year-old businessman, was found guilty of posting defamatory content in a closed-door court sentencing, his lawyer told Reuters.
The court did not allow his relatives and reporters to attend the verdict, she said.
Since the coup, all lese-majeste cases have been tried by military tribunals.
Source:. – Reuters
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