Thailand jails two students for insulting monarchy in college play

[European Knight]

Dozens protests sentencing under Thailand's strict lese-majeste law, which makes it a crime to defame, insult or threaten the royal family

Thailand sentenced two students to jail on Monday for two-and-a-half years for insulting the monarchy in a university play, in a case which drew dozens of activists to a protest outside the court in defiance of a ban on demonstrations.

The country has been under martial law since a May coup. The convictions come amid anxiety over the health of ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 87, and the issue of royal succession.



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...lege-play.html

[Tooting Carmen]

Yes, Thailand's anti-defamation laws (at least regarding the monarchy) have long been known to be old-fashioned and repressive. Mind you, even Spain has similar laws and some people have been sentenced for drawing insulting cartoons about the royal family there.