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: JURIST - The Paper ChaseThailand court sentences political activist to 18 years for royal defamation
By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.
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[JURIST] A Thai criminal court has sentenced political activist Darunee Charnchoengsilpakul to 18 years in prison for insulting the royal family. Darunee was convicted last Friday on charges of violating Thailand's lese majeste law, which prohibits defaming, insulting, or threatening "King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent, or the Regent." Darunee was accused of denouncing the royal family during a July 2008 speech while speaking at a political rally for the United Front for Democracy against Dictat read more
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