Summary

Thai police arrested US academic Paul Chambers on charges of insulting the monarchy and violating computer crime laws, linked to remarks made during an online seminar.

Chambers, a political science professor at Naresuan University, was summoned after a complaint by the Thai Army.

He denied the charges and was denied bail, with no trial date set. Thailand enforces strict lèse-majesté laws under Article 112, carrying up to 15 years in prison.

  • WoodScientist@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Just don’t do it! If you’re not a Thai person then what business do you have with the monarchy anyway

    What if you’re part Thai, or specifically, one part of you is Thai? 😆

    • Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      16 days ago

      or specifically, one part of you is Thai?

      I’m imagining a scenario like with Ray Gillette from Archer, where a non-Thai person gets a robotic hand prosthesis that uses skin from a Thai person, making only that specific part of them “Thai.”