Wednesday, August 9, 2017

18 years for lèse majesté

Reuters reports that a Thai military court has sentenced a civilian to 18 years in prison for insulting the monarchy and computer crime. There is no appeal of the sentence because the defendant was arrested during a period of martial law.

Human rights jurisprudence strongly disfavors the trial of civilians in military courts.
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