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Lese Majeste Charge for Selling VCD of Thai Royal family

Lese Majeste Charge for Selling VCD of Thai Royal family

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Jul 18, 2012
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The trial of a Thai man accused of selling video CDs of an Australian television news segment about Thailand’s monarchy is set to begin today in Bangkok.

Akachai Hongkangwan, a 36-year-old local fruit vendor, faces a possible 15 years in prison under Thailand’s draconian lese-majeste law and Computer Crimes Act, laws which criminalize scrutiny or critici…

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