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SamuelTheThird

(594 posts)
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 08:29 PM Dec 11

Thailand is pretty screwed up

Guy 'insulted' the monarchy

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3154819/activist-sentenced-to-46-years-over-facebook-posts

The Supreme Court has sentenced activist Mongkol "Busbas" Thirakhot to 46 years in prison for lèse-majesté over posts he made on social media.

The Human Rights Lawyers Centre reported that the Chiang Rai Provincial Court on Thursday read the Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Mongkol, a 32-year-old former online clothes seller and activist.

The court sentenced him to 46 years in prison without suspension, on charges under Section 112 of the Criminal Code and the Computer Crime Act, stemming from 27 Facebook posts made in March to April 2021.


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Thailand is pretty screwed up (Original Post) SamuelTheThird Dec 11 OP
he could get deborah kerr to represent him? nt msongs Dec 11 #1
The rule in Thailand is pretty simple luv2fly Dec 11 #2
Thailand does NOT fuck around Greg_In_SF Dec 11 #3
If Trump reads this he will be drooling to do it here. n/t Jacson6 Dec 11 #4

luv2fly

(2,597 posts)
2. The rule in Thailand is pretty simple
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 08:43 PM
Dec 11

Don't talk shit about the king or queen or any of them and life is good. Say the wrong thing to the wrong person and you risk imprisonment. And don't name your dog "King"... big no-no.

Greg_In_SF

(888 posts)
3. Thailand does NOT fuck around
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:24 PM
Dec 11

with regards to the royal family.

If you drop paper currency on the ground and put your foot on it to keep it from blowing away in the wind, you have put your foot on the King's face and you're going to jail.

ZERO tolerance.

Thai people know this.

This guy is an idiot.

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