Lese majeste for sale of documentary
- Published: 22/03/2011 at 04:33 PM
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A Thai man could face up to 15 years in prison after he was arrested in Bangkok for selling copies of an Australian documentary about Thailand's royal family, police said Tuesday.
File photo of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (L) Queen Sirikit (C) and Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn (R) in Bangkok. A Thai man could face up to 15 years in prison after he was arrested for selling copies of a controversial Australian documentary about Thailand's royal family, police said Tuesday.
Eakachai Hongkangwan, 35, was charged under Thailand's strict lese majeste rules which prohibit insulting the kingdom's revered monarchy, after undercover police arrested him with CDs containing the programme in Bangkok on March 10.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
