Royal slur earns Jeng two years in prison

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Royal slur earns Jeng two years in prison

Published: 18 Jan 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Prominent red-shirt Yossawaris Chuklom, alias Jeng Dokchik, has been sentenced to two years' jail for lese majeste.

Jeng: Insists he’s loyal to the King

The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced Mr Yossawaris, an adviser to the deputy commerce minister and leading member of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), for a speech he gave in 2010.

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bobby2000
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Discussion 6 : 21 Jan 2013 at 10.336
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A Thai soap gets taken of the air and everyone starts talking about freedom of speech and human rights. In cases like this, the so-called advocators of freedom of expression is completely silent. And this goes particularly for the anti red-shirt movement.
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Discussion 5 : 20 Jan 2013 at 11.565
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Discussion 4...the encyclopedia for the PT/UDD gang....so what?? New York times knows as much from Thailand as BBC who call terrorists and arsonists " peaceful grassroots" The man said what he said and should be in jail like all the others who broke Thai laws....
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Discussion 4 : 19 Jan 2013 at 23.224
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New York Times has very specific details, "In Thailand, a Broader Definition of Insulting Royalty" Jan 17, 2013
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Discussion 3 : 19 Jan 2013 at 10.273
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A disgrace... for Thailand.
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Discussion 2 : 18 Jan 2013 at 20.042
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I am 100 percent sure, this man will never experience to stay even just a day in jail. That BAIL system will answer all to set him free.
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Discussion 1 : 18 Jan 2013 at 08.191
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Without knowing what was said it is impossible to have an opinion.
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