Still Waters Posted January 19, 2021 #1 Share Posted January 19, 2021 A woman in Thailand has been handed a record prison sentence of 43 years and six months for criticising the monarchy. The former civil servant - identified only by her first name Anchan - was found guilty of 29 counts of violating the country's lèse-majesté laws, which make it illegal to defame, insult or threaten the monarchy. Anchan was sentenced today (19 January) for sharing audio clips on Facebook and YouTube that were deemed critical of the monarchy. The court initially announced her sentence as 87 years, but halved it because she pled guilty. https://www.ladbible.com/news/news-woman-receives-record-43-year-prison-sentence-for-criticising-monarchy-20210119 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/thai-court-record-43-year-sentence-insulting-king-lese-majeste-13993078 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamer screamer Posted January 19, 2021 #2 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Quote The former civil servant - identified only by her first name Anchan - was found guilty of 29 counts of violating the country's lèse-majesté laws, which make it illegal to defame, insult or threaten the monarchy. And they say a small number of people can't control the world..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeGorilla Posted January 19, 2021 #3 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Kinda puts into perspective how good we really have it in the US 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamer screamer Posted January 19, 2021 #4 Share Posted January 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, HandsomeGorilla said: Kinda puts into perspective how good we really have it in the US well atm.??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted January 19, 2021 #5 Share Posted January 19, 2021 She's lucky she's still alive to get jailed... ~ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted January 19, 2021 #6 Share Posted January 19, 2021 54 minutes ago, HandsomeGorilla said: Kinda puts into perspective how good we really have it in the US Unless you are on a right wing version of twitter in which case you get gang banged by an unchecked monopoly of tech giants. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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